Tired Isaac

Isaac didn't quite make it all the way home before he fell asleep. He doesn't look very comfortable, but you would be amazed at the positions a baby can sleep in.

Halloween Party at the Stapletons!

Isaac at his daycare Halloween Party. He was a Dalmatian.

Our neighbor Deb, as a Hersery Kiss.

The Rubbles, Bam Bam, Barney, and Betty.

A dragon and his mom, the crazy McCain/Palin lady.

Two of the Brewer's Klements sausages showed up, apparently the others got eaten on the way to the party. Bummer.

We were honored to have not one, but two guitar heroes grace us with their presence at the party.

Rob came dressed as our friend Mark Meyer, for a last minute costume he did a fantastic job.

A pair of pirates, the pirate on the left did have a bigger beard and mustache but it interfered with his ability to drink. So he ditched it. Remember kids, always pick a costume that doesn't interfere with your ability to imbibe alcohol.

Our witches brew. Yumm!

The guitar heroes jamming out with some other 80's rock stars.

Isaac, I mean Bam Bam taking his turn as a guitar hero.

A penguin with his wife, Frosta from She-Ra

Team She-Ra, from left to right we have Frosta, She-Ra, and Glitter.

My boss Alan Attie showed up at the party. Jeremy did a fantastic job impersonating our boss.

Peyton and Eli Manning showed up at our party. Peyton even brought some Campbell's Chunky Soup.

Hey everyone, its the Smurfs. They won the award for Funniest costume.

The characters from Clue are all here trying to kill Mr. Body. They played the game without the board during the party. They gave each other riddles to answer their questions. The murderer, weapon and room to be revealed later.

Naked Indian, normally the most revealing costume on Halloween goes to a female. We were lucky enough to buck tradition and have a male take the honor. He also won the award for scariest costume due to the large amount of skin showing.

Alan Attie won the Creepiest Award.

The Clue group won Most Original.

The She-Ra group won Coolest Costumes.

The for mentioned characters plus Sexual Harassment Panda from South Park.

A nurse taking care of her bunny!

My decorating contribution to the party. This was a Winnie the Pooh pinata from Isaac's first birthday. After his party was over I converted it into a Halloween decoration.

Me and Frosta hanging out by the keg in the basement.

The Manning brothers showing just how close knit they are in the Manning family.

Mrs. White and Miss Scarlet telling each other to keep the secret of who dunnit.

Heather and I, with Heather sporting a fashionable Graco Baby Monitor.

The answer reveal, Miss Scarlet with the lead pipe, in the kitchen.

Both She-Ra and Miss Scarlet celebrated their 29th birthday on Nov 1st.

Preparing for winter

I got this for my birthday. Just trying it out to make sure it fits and is warm enough.
I feel like I should be hunting something, I know, where is Stanley?

Bath Time Fun!

How do you like my hair?

Look mom, I grew a horn!

Soap cornrows anyone? Its all the rage.

Purple Nine, yummy.

Pants? Who needs pants, its my birthday!

Where are my pants? Who cares, its my birthday!

Hey are those balloons for me?

Its my birthday and I will cry if I want to! Take this stupid thing off.

Isaac is 1!!

I can't believe it. Isaac turned one on October 12, 2008. This past year has gone by faster than any other year of my life. We have watched our helpless newborn grow into a incredibly fast toddler. I am really glad we took lots of pictures because I honestly can't believe he is growing up so fast.

Isaac digging into his first cake. He was quite tame compared to what I though he would do to it.

He did get the hang of it eventually and started stuffing his face.

Here he is sitting in his new chair. Umm, apparently we still have some work ahead of us.

Some of the people who attended his 1st birthday. We had close to 50 family and friends at the party. Thank you all for your attendance.

Garage Sale Junkies

Heather's parents are garage sale junkies. Here they are coming back from a neighborhood sale with about a dozen puzzles.