Where Oh Where Can My Connor Be?

On this day I was doing my usual jobs of cleaning the house, laundry, etc. I could hear Connor saying, "Mommy! Mommy!" I looked everywhere and seriously could not find him. I could still hear him. Lo & behold, he had climbed inside the dryer and couldn't get himself out!!!
Connor loves to help me do laundry. I had asked him to take the basket back to our bedroom, where we keep it. He was taking a long time so I went back to check on him. He had climbed inside the basket and was just sitting there chilling out & having a good time.
For some reason we had the stroller in our living room. Connor was pushing the stroller around the living room, like he usually does. Pretty soon I heard him very upset and mad. I looked down and he had climbed into the basket below and was, once again, very stuck!

More Pictures from Christmas

I know these pictures are VERY late but we're one of the old school people who still have a film-loaded camera. You'd think we're from the dark ages. Anyway, I just got these developed. Enjoy!

Christmas Eve Dinner

LET THE OPENING BEGIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Connor opening up his couch!

He loved this couch so much! After opening he sat on it and wasn't interested in opening any other gifts. In the pictures to follow you will see what I mean!

Connor still glued to his couch!

Connor's train set

This is a tractor that Grandpa & Grandma Jeppesen gave him.

Mike making Christmas breakfast!
Of course, we had to give him a Christmas haircut. J/K! It's not a tradition or anything. He just really needed a haircut!

Connors 1st Surgery!!!!

Connor & Mom waiting to be taken down to surgery!
Connor & Mom posing in their cute hats and outfits! Cheeeeeese!

Connor had his first surgery today. Hopefully it will be his last for a very long time! Connor has, or should I say had, Tongue Tie. While it's not a serious condition it could've caused him to talk with a lisp or with speech problems. Today he had surgery to clip the underneath part of the tongue. The surgery went great and Dr. Goebel did a great job with Connor. It only took 10 minutes, if that, to do the surgery! Connor was a very brave little boy and performed for everyone there! However, because of the tongue being numbed and coming out of the anesthetics Connor bit a chunk out of the right side of his tongue. The best way Mike can think of describing it is that it looks like his tongue went through a meat grinder. It was pretty gruesome and was bleeding like crazy! I felt so bad for Connor! He was so confused and WOULD NOT stop biting on his tongue. I eventually had to leave and take a walk because the blood, etc. and seeing him cry and mad really upset me and made me sick. When I returned Mike had calmed him down, he was happier, and had stopped biting his tongue! We were able to get the bleeding to slow down enough to go home! Phew! He's getting back to normal and we're glad that is over with!

Too Cute For Words!!!!

Here's my most favorite little munchkin in the whole world!!! Who can resist such an adorable little boy! I know that I can't!!! Connor will be 2 years old in 15 days! Where has all the time gone? Although he's in his wonderful and terrible 2 stage I love him even more!!! I love the things he does, says, and comes up with!!!!! I love you Connor!!!!

Play Group

For at least 4 or 5 months now a group of Mom's and their kids have been meeting every Wednesday for Play Group! It's a great time to let the munchkins run wild and to let the Mom's, or whoever, gain some sanity and have so girl talk or any grown up talk at all! We have such a great time together! I love the girls and kids Connor & I hang out with! Each of them have a special something to bring! "Good times" as a good friend always says!

Date Night!!!

Amy & Abbie Christensen came over for a visit one day! It was so much fun watching Connor & Abbie interact. Pretty soon they had the couch in front of the TV to watch kids shows, popped some popcorn, and all was having a good time! Of course they're a little young to be dating on their own so we were there to make sure no moves were made! Ha ha!

The 2006 McGinnis Family Christmas!!!!

The day after Thanksgiving we took a trip to a Tree Farm near our apartment. When we arrived we found a nice, sweet Croatian couple to help us with cutting our tree down. We ended up getting more than we bargained for and quite the show. The husband ended up being drunk as a skunk! I got a kick out him although, I do have to say he made me nervous as he carried around his chain saw!!! Our trip was a success as we found the PERFECT tree and it looked so good in our house!

"Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old......"
"Are you looking at ME?"

"Cheeeese!!!!"

Our cute Christmas Tree w/ a cute little elf posing right by it!

This is the best shot I could get of what our aparment looked like decorated w/ lights, etc.!!!!For Christmas, Mike came up with the idea to make a few different kinds of cookies and send them to our families. What an adventure!!! We ended up making Double Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter, the cookies that have Hershey Kisses in the middle, and a classic Chocolate Chip w/ swirled white chocolate w/ red & green chips.

Our little helper!!!
The fun has just begun!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007!!!!!!!

The Italian Stallion!!!!

Tonight, Mike and I went on our first date since this quarter ended in school for Mike. It was so nice to go out, just the two of us, and be so relaxed! Mike had no worries on his mind and it was great to spend some time with just him. First, we went to dinner at Applebee's. We had the spinach-artichoke dip for an appetizer. YUMMY!!!! Then Mike had a bacon cheeseburger and I had the sirloin steak topped w/ parmesan & seasoned shrimp. It was to die for! I was stuffed to the brim but it was well worth it. We then went to the opening night of "Rocky Balboa". We both love Rocky and were very excited to see it! It was a great movie to see! There were even some die-hard Rocky fans w/ posters, capes, and shirts to support the movie! We both agreed it was worth it! Definitely a pump-you-up, feel-good movie!!!

Chuck E. Cheese!!!!

On Monday I got a call from my very good friend, Erika. She was bored and needed to go out. She invited Connor and I to go to Chuck E. Cheese with her and her kids. So, Connor and I went. It was the first time either of us had ever been there! What a great time!!! We were like 2 kids on Christmas morning!!! All together we earned 417 tickets. Ashton chose cotton candy while Connor chose a ball. We will definitely have to make another visit very soon!

POTTER PARK ZOO

While Mike's sister, Shannon, was here to visit we made a trip to the Potter Park Zoo right here in Lansing. We lucked out because we went during "off season" so we didn't have to pay to park or to get into the zoo! Woo Hoo!!! We had a great time! Although a lot of the animals were put away because it's "Winter Season" at the zoo we were still able to see a lot of animals. Connor especially loved the Petting Zoo part of the Zoo. He also enjoyed just running free! We only saw about 6 people there, besides us, so it was fun just letting him go wherever he wanted.

IT'S A BIRD! IT'S A PLANE! IT'S SUPERMAN!!!

The CUTEST Superman in the whole world!!!

"UP, UP & AWAY!!!!"

Connor, Allie & Laura at the Clubhouse Halloween Party

I know that these pictures are being posted about a month late. I just got my film developed (I'm still an old-timer using a camera that requires film, used by the pioneers) this last week. I couldn't resist posting them because Connor looks so adorable as Superman!!!! In the first 2 pictures we tried spray painting his hair black. However, it became black dust and anything Connor came into contact with was soon plastered by this black dust. This included Connor's fingers, nose, and cheeks. I had to deep-clean my bathroom because it looked HORRIBLE!!! So, we opted to wash his hair and just leave him a brown-headed Superman!

TURKEY TIME!!!

For Thanksgiving Day we were invited over to the Charles' house for the day!!! There was also the Call's, Christensen's, and Joe, Nosie, and their daughter Michelle. It was a fun group and a good time was had by all. There was PLENTY of food to go around, including 3 turkeys each cooked a different way. Mike and I brought a turkey, stuffing, rolls, and 2 pies. We were stuffed but that's what Thanksgiving is for, right? We finished the day by playing games, vegging, and just chatting! A good time had by all! To top it off it was a GORGEOUS day with beautiful weather!

(L to R) Laura, Connor, Mike, Brad, Diana, Justin, and Allie

(L to R) Megan, Nosie, Michelle (hidden), Joe, Anders, Abbie, and Amy

The munchkins (Connor, Abbie, and Michelle) we getting a little bored and stir crazy so we made a little game of chase. The four of us would run back and forth between the kitchen and living room over and over. I finally pooped out but they kept going. They're little energizer bunnies!!!

CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN!!!!

ONLY 30 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!!

Do As I'm Doing! Follow, Follow Me!!!

I've been doing so much coloring and cutting so much hair lately that Connor has picked up on what I'm doing and has begun copying everything I do. If you are ever on the floor or over at our house to visit you take the chance that Connor will end up styling your hair for you! He loves it. He also loves to style his own hair. It frustrates me because I'll have his hair combed all nice and then he puts his hands up to his hair and rubs away. Connor has also watched me put gel in my hair many times. So, anytime he has something gel-like in his hands it will immediently go into his hair!!!

My Favorite Things

One of Connor's favorite people is Diana Charles. He already says her name, with a twist. Connor calls her "Ay-yanna". It's very cute. Whenever I mention her or Brad's name he is very excited and wants to go visit them!!!!