Snow Day #1

I suited up in my snow gear today and headed outside for our first snow. I have been wanting to use my new red shovel from Santa so today is the day! It was a great snow to play around in and not bad temps out either. The best part was coming in for hot cocoa!


shoveling is for BIG boys
ready to tackle this mess
angel makin time

Christmas 2010

Merry Christmas family and friends! This year was better than ever. Nana, Papa and Aunt Abby made their way down from Iowa on Christmas Eve. We enjoyed some cookie decorating together and hanging out. We went to Christmas Eve church service, where I was in the live nativity scene. I was a golden star! I basically had to stand for about 20 minutes and wave a star on a stick around. It was fun and I'm sure I made mom and dad a little nervous when the "live" baby Jesus stood in front of me. No worries I made sure to keep the moving star away from the baby's face. Then we headed off to a family dinner and back home to open one gift before the big day. I had to be quick as Santa was on his way so it was off to bed. I left Santa a sweet treat, sprinkled the lawn with reindeer food and drifted off to sleep.
I was up bright and early and headed downstairs for the big day. I was so excited as Santa left me several goodies off my list. The batman cave, batman action figure and legos were just a few of my favorite goodies. Guess what Aunt Abby and nana/papa bought me......trampoline! A BIG one for outside. We have to wait until the weather is better to put it together. I can't wait to bounce around on that thing! It was a great day filled with presents, memories, giving, eating and just hanging out!
The next day we headed to Lebanon to visit with Mimi and cousins. I was super pumped and couldn't wait to get there. The weekend consisted of another Christmas gathering with presents again...love that part. More legos to build, remote control car, and a robot! I tell you I really like all these new toys. The next 2 days we spent together playing around and went to a children's museum, which was really neat. I enjoyed exploring all the experiments with my cousins. I was sad when Tuesday arrived and we had to head back home. We spent the rest of the week hanging out as a family and trying out all of my new goodies. What a great holiday 2010 was! I appreciate my family for traveling, spending some special time together and making memories. I also learned this Christmas that it's not just about presents, but giving as well. I donated some of my piggy bank money to the salvation army ringers and even bought gifts for my extended family at Santa's workshop. Happy holidays and happy 2011!

Cookie Exchange

What 3 better ways to celebrate the holiday season than a cookie exchange, Santa and a room full of girls. One of my mom's students from her class invited us over to their house for a cookie party. What a fun time! We decorated sugar cookies, yum-O and then had a little visit with Santa. Then we enjoyed some play time with some very sweet 5-6 year old girls. I was the only boy and loved every second of it!

O Christmas Tree

Busted...I was only trying to help!

finished product

Breakfast with Santa

Guess who I ate breakfast with today.....Santa! I was so excited to sit on his lap and let him know all the things I needed for Christmas. The list was rather long this year so we will see what he brings in a few weeks. I even did a little shopping for my family members on my OWN in Santa's Shop!

Guess What?

Exciting news to share in the Herriman house....I'm going to be a BIG brother. Baby Herriman is coming late May. This time mom and dad have decided to not find out what they are having. I wonder boy or girl?

Happy Halloween

Nana and Papa came for a Halloween weekend visit. We started the weekend off with some yard work and I was more than happy to help. Dad and papa needed to trim up the landscaping so I helped carry off the limbs. It was a tough job as I had to load them into Papa's truck. The work paid off as I enjoyed some trick or treating the next night. Papa even dressed up as Father Time. He was bit scary at first and mistaken for many other characters. This year I dashed from house to house collecting lots of treats. It was a chilly night and I had school the next day so only a few rounds we had time for. We headed back home and I loved passing out candy, but that was short as we ran out. This was a big year for the "treaters" so next year we need to stock up. I was more than happy to share a few of my treats, but not too many.

Turkey Time

Today is yummy turkey dinner. Aunt Kim and Uncle Shawn invited us for a feast at their house. I'm super excited since I will enjoy some play time with my cousins.

Louisburg Cider Mill

Fall is here and that means PUMPKIN PATCH time. This year we decided to venture out to the Kansas side and visit the Louisburg cider mill and pumpkin patch. This was an exciting place. I started off the day with playing in the teepees and sandbox. Then we went on a hayride. I was thirsty so I tasted some homemade root beer. WOW, what a yummy treat! I think I found a new drink, but only on special occasions. Mom and dad don't like me to have "dark, sweet, soda" too much. Not fair! I did manage to convince them that I needed s six pack for the rode! We ended the day with a tour of the cider mill. We watched how cider was made, cider apple donuts and candy apples. It was all soooo yummy! The donuts were my favorite. What a fun trip!

Gladfest 2010

Today the family headed out to Gladstone, MO for an outdoor carnival/festival. We spent most of our time enjoying the rides. My favorite was the giant potato sack slide. I just could not get enough of it. I also took a spin on the cars.