Basement remodel

We have finally decided to remodel the basement!!! I'm so excited! Ben will have two weeks off over Christmas to get it done...hopefully! So far, he has taken down the ceiling, the paneling on the walls, and he is currently mudding the daylights out of the walls. Next, he'll have to get messy with getting the stone off the fireplace and the tile off the floor. He is my handyman stud!

Obsession

Evan has become really good at playing independently. He has an obsession with his cars. He plays with them every single day. Basically, he just lines them up in rows, and then he recruits us to race the cars with him once in a while. It's quite cute. I wonder how long this will last!!

Braden's 6th month photos

When Evan was 6 months old, the Minnesota Twins won their division (2006). So my mom and dad got Evan a Twins outfit with 2006 Division Champs embroidered on it. This year, with Braden about the same age as Evan was, the Twins did it again. So my parents ran out and got Braden an outfit just like Evan's with 2009 Division Champs embroidered on it. It's just too bad you can't see the embroidery in the picture. Oh well, he has the souvenir for life! Thanks, Mom and Dad!!!

Evan won't pose for the camera anymore, so I end up taking a lot of pictures of Braden.