We spent Labor Day at the lake in Eureka Springs, and a few weeks later, Laura and I went to Colorado for our first vacation alone. We went horseback riding and spent a week in Grand Lake and Winter Park.

When we got back, someone smashed into my car at work and left about $3000 worth of damage we get to pay for.

We spent the last few days trying to find a Halloween costume for Kaden. He didn’t like the first one so we went with one to go with mine.

While we were there, we spent plenty of time enjoying the weather, had lunch in Wyoming, fed the chipmunks in Estes Park, and stopped by Casa Bonita on the way home.

Not bad for a two year old.

This year was pretty expensive but well worth it. Highlights include:

1 laptop, a  netbook, a Nintendo Wii, 5 Wii games, 7 seasons of Married with Children, 1 kitchen set, a toddler tool bench and a whole bunch of baby clothes.

We even got a baby sitter for New Year’s but had to cut our evening short to take the dog to the emergency vet. Apparently he is among the many dachshunds who have epilepsy.

When we were visiting my family for Christmas we also discovered that Kaden likes to play the piano.

I go back to work on Monday.

Laura taught him everything he knows.

Laura carved Kaden’s pumpkin and her car ended up getting vandalized in the middle of the night. She came down with the flu Sunday and I have a lot to do at work so this week looks pretty uneventful as well.

Kaden likes him but wasn’t too thrilled about the shots he received at his 18 month checkup.