No Thank You

LOL, that pretty much sums up how my kids feel about having their pictures taken.  If that doesn’t, this picture sure does!

Natalie’s First East Coast Playdate

My dear friend Renee gave birth to her son, Logan in December.  I told Stephen that I wanted a plane ticket to meet him for my birthday.  So on December 28th, Natalie and I headed East.  We had a great time.  We were able to walk around, sight see, ride the Metro, and just spend really great quality time with Renee, Ryan, and Logan. 

I missed my boys like crazy, but it was so nice to get to visit and see the Joyce’s home town.

6 months and 7 months

I know, I know, I am almost 2 months behind.  What’s new, right?  In the last couple months, Natalie has mastered sitting up by herself, cut 4 more teeth and is even starting to crawl!!  It is so great to watch her interact with her big brother, Seth.  They both make each other laugh so hard.  It makes my heart smile!  I can’t believe how big she is getting.  Just trying to absorb every second and appreciate it!

The End of Another Amazing Year

2010 was an amazing year, and 2011 was just as great!  In the last two years we have welcomed our two perfect babies into this world.  We bought a new house this year, which has been a big adjustment too.

I can’t think of anything that could have made this year any better.

We started out the end of the year with a hike across the street.  Stephen wanted to test out the kid’s new wagon.  Gwen loved exploring the hills.  The kids both started to fall asleep, so we had to cut our hike short.

For New Years Eve, we had dinner with friends then went to bed early.  With two sick kids, we knew that an early morning was inevitable.  Staying up late would have been a terrible idea.

Every year I think that there is no way the next year can get any better, and every year I am pleasantly surprised. 

Here we go 2012!

Merry Christmas!

What an eventful Christmas we had!  I was so excited for Natalie to experience her first Christmas, and I was even more excited to see what Seth’s reaction would be this year.  He is so much more aware of everything, it was really fun to see his eyes light up.

Santa brought all kinds of goodies, but Seth didn’t make past the ball pit until much later in the morning.  We opened gifts together, then everyone came over for breakfast.  The kids took a nap then we headed to Luke and Stacey’s for lunch, then my parent’s house for dinner.  It was a lot of food for one day, but we managed to get it all down

I absolutely love the holidays and can’t wait for next year!

Hosting our First Holiday

For years now we have been attending holiday festivities at other people’s homes.  With out new house, we figured it was our turn to host the entire family.  Everyone came over for Christmas Eve and we all survived!  I always tend to stress out when hosting these types of events, but everything went smooth.  We had about 40 people here for a delicious dinner and gift exchange.  I am so thankful that our family is able to share these moments together.

Snow!

We got our first snow of the season on December 12th.  It snowed for a couple hours.  It didn’t stick for very long, but we were still excited!  We went outside to play and get a few pictures!