Halloween 2011

Last year we did not do Halloween with Chase because he had only been with us for a few days. This year, we had the perfect costume for him to wear.

Even baby joined in on the fun of dressing up.

We only went to a few houses, but Chase still ended up with a lot of candy.

After visiting Mee-maw and Grump, we got home just in time to give out some candy to other children in the neighborhood.

October Snow?

We got snow in October! Pretty crazy, but Quakertown and the surrounding areas got hit with 9+ inches of snow Saturday into Sunday. We played outside in the snow on Saturday when the snow was not very deep.

Then on Sunday, we took Chase outside again.

This time because the snow was so deep, Chase had a little hard time getting around.

The Toy Magazines Have Arrived

The mail arrived this morning and as usual, Chase looked through the Walmart and Toys R Us ads to see if he could find photos of toys from the movie, Cars.

At one point, Chase kept obsessively pointing to a photo of a little blond girl.

Jay was a little bit worried, but then relieved when Chase then asked for his best friend, Avery. Thank goodness we did not have to have “the talk” with our 22 month old son.

Pocono Weekend With The Derstein Family

This past weekend we went with Nate, Kara and Avery Derstein to their family house in the Poconos. On Saturday morning we celebrated Chase’s Gotcha Day as it has almost been one year since he arrived…how the time flies!

After playing with his present for a bit, Chase and Avery enjoyed painting at the table.

We then visited a local pumpkin patch to take photos and also picked a few pumpkins to take home with us.

Later that afternoon, we went into the town of Jim Thorpe and walked the trails down to the river. Chase and Avery really enjoyed skipping rocks.

We then hiked to an abandoned train tunnel and admired the view.

Chase and Avery had a fun time yelling and hearing the echoes inside the tunnel.

On Sunday, we again went into Jim Thorpe and had breakfast in one of the shops. We then walked around to all of the stores and window shopped taking a photo every now and then.

Sadly the weekend was over and we had to head home. Thanks Nate, Kara and Avery for a very fun mini vacation.

Farm Festival With Grandpa And Grandma

Today we visited Grandpa And Grandma. They invited us to their house so that we could go with them to a local farm festival. Before breakfast, Chase looked at the many birds that Dave and Carol have in multiple cages throughout the houseWith our bellies full, we headed to the farm festival. There were animals to look at…

and many play areas for Chase to play.

What a perfect day!

A Package Has Arrived

Yesterday Amy opened a pack of diapers for Chase. The box was left in the kitchen and this morning, Chase decided to climb in. What a flexible boy.

Changing Oil With Daddy

Chase loves to help Jay when he is working on things around the house…this includes when Jay is changing the oil in the car. Today, he brought out his own tool box (shown in the photo) and tried to help Jay anyway he could.

What's That?

This morning, Jay played a prank on Chase.

Fire Truck

This morning while shopping at WalMart in Pennsburg, the East Greenville fire truck was set up for viewing. We were the only people looking at the truck, so the firefighter let us have free reign.

Calvary Chapel Of Quakertown Block Party

After Shopping at Walmart and visiting the fire truck, we went to Calvary Chapel of Quakertown’s block party. In the church parking lot there was free food, games, inflatable’s and hay rides. The first thing that Chase wanted was a balloon.

After having a hot dog, Chase played on the inflatable obstacle course.

Amy then played a musical mats game with Chase.

And they WON!

We had a great free day of fun!

Going Down The Steps...Fast!

When we taught Chase how to use the stairs, we wanted to make sure that he was safe. To make sure that he did not hurt himself when he went down the steps, we had him go down on his belly. Well, being a boy he figured out a way to make the "safe" way, fun, fast and not safe at all!


Here is another video showing Chase's excitement.


And finally, here is another video ending with Chase saying that he wants to do it more.

Making A Withdraw

Chase loves going to the bank because he knows that he will most likely get a lollipop from the teller. This afternoon Jay gave Chase a withdraw slip to draw on while he waited for Jay to fill out his banking slips. When Jay looked up, he snapped this photo of Chase.

Jay had Chase give the teller his “filled out” withdraw slip. She jokingly said that she could not give him any money, but instead gave him a lollipop, which he happily accepted and enjoyed.

Dedication Of Chase

This morning, Chase was dedicated at Calvary Chapel in Quakertown during the 9:00am service. We had been looking forward to this as we wanted to publicly express before our family, friends and church body our intent before the Lord that we will raise Chase according to His word and ways.

After the service, we invited friends and family members back to our house for lunch and dessert to celebrate Chase.

We ask that you please pray for our family and that God will continue to bless Chase and that one day he will accept Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior.