We give thanks for friends and family far and near, food, shelter, freedom, health, God's provision.....

 

.....JOE MAUER!!!  Heee heee hheeee.

When you live in around this area....and follow the MN Twins to any degree, you end up hearing a TON about JoeJoeJoe (Tyler's name for him when he was a baby)!  He is the local boy who has become a gigantic part of the MN Twins team.....and he is very single and women everywhere DROOL over him!!!! 

 

Sorry ladies.  I'm married to him.  See:  HA.  Even better....It is Nathan dressed up as Joe M. for the Trunk or Treat Festivities that our church had.  He completely/seriously/totally looked like Joe in this get up. People were doin' double takes at church before a few got up enough nerve to play along and "ask for his autograph". 

 

So why put this up now?

 

Well, life has been filled with icky sickness off and on for the last couple of weeks so there are no new pics to put up.  Secondly, Thanksgiving is around the corner and I thought I would get a head start and brag about my beau for a little bit.    What dude would go to this extent on Halloween for his kids/family....not many.  And, just an hour ago or so, he did a lot of post dinner dishes!  He listens to me.  He tolerates my piles of "junk"...oh wait it is "treasure".  Time may not be available all the time but he still loves to date me. Hee Hee.  He is devoted to ALL his family members.  He works very hard at his job so that some dreams of mine, his, and the kids are coming true.  And heck, he plays a mean shortstop for his softball team!

 

Thanks Nathan.SHMILY.

....I liked these pics.  That is all.

 

the pictoral version...from Halloween day.

 

 

PS-First time for the kids to "help" carve pumpkins.  First time for us to take a drill to the pumpkins....stinkin' SWEET!

 

We love you soooo much!

You add so much joy and giggles and dance and spunkiness and cuddles to our family!!!

 

Pics from the party that all most wasn't (Tyler had a fever so we "rearranged" some things)

 

 

(This is from later at night when Tyler was feeling better - Thanks Tylenol)