Natalie slept through the whole thing!
Proud Daddy
I love Natalie's little smile
Parents and Godparents
Liz, Wendy, & Natalie
Check out that crew! That's the best we could do. Almost everyone is looking.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
God Bless Natalie Elizabeth!
Today was Natalie's baptism. It was a beautiful service and a wonderful day. Congratulations to Wendy and Joe! Here are some pics of the fun.
Week 31 and Week 144
William is 31 weeks old. We had a fun week and William celebrated his first Thanksgiving!! We had a great day at Aunt Natalie's and Uncle Bud's. William ate sweet potatoes with us and Gia even gave him a bite of pumpkin pie! Of course he loved it. Next year he'll get to eat all the other fun stuff with us!! He's starting to pick up puffs and try to feed himself, but with a Mommy, Daddy, and especially a big sister around it's really easy to just eat them baby bird style!!! Emily loves feeding her baby brother, and he likes sharing his food with her too, so she says. William has added a new sound to his vocabulary this week...he now says "BaBaBa".
Emily is 144 weeks old and her favorite words are "Why?" and "How come?" It's all we hear about everything over and over and over and over again. It's really challenging me to think about things we see/do/say and how to explain the same thing in different words 300 times!
Here are some pics of our fun...
Emily is 144 weeks old and her favorite words are "Why?" and "How come?" It's all we hear about everything over and over and over and over again. It's really challenging me to think about things we see/do/say and how to explain the same thing in different words 300 times!
Here are some pics of our fun...
My little man
Upside down
Mmmmmm...pumpkin pancakes on Thanksgiving!
Look at my crazy straw!
William's First Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving!
Concentration
Look at Will standing. Fun for everyone!
And now its time for...Christmas Jammies!
Cute boy!
CHALLENGE: Find a picture of Emily in this exact pose with the same face!
Last pile of leaves of the season...and a little girl too!
31 Weeks Old
Now this is what I call a Saturday morning! Love the snuggles!!
Emily at Natalie's Baptism.
More pics to follow in a new post!
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Week 30 and Week 143
William is 30 weeks old! We had a pretty laid back week, but got some nice weather again and got some time outside! Yippee!!! William got to ride his first swing at the park and like many other firsts he just took it in stride. He didn't get upset, he didn't laugh, smiled a little after awhile and just chilled! He's starting to play around some more in the bath and loves to splash! His favorite toy still seems to be his stuffed dinosaur I think its because he can easily grab his tail and he likes the colors. He doesn't seem too attached to anything like his sister was to Snuggie Bear by this point. I wouldn't be surprised if he eventually does, but time will tell. When he sucks his thumb as he's falling asleep he grabs onto whatever he can with the other 4 fingers. He'll grab my shirt if I'm holding him or his sheet if he's in his bed. It really is so cute to watch!
Emily is 143 Weeks old and celebrated her 1000th day on Saturday! We wanted to celebrate a little bit but totally confused Emily as she thought it was her actual birthday and insisted on having a table cloth on the table! For her last birthday we had a Curious George table cloth for her party and that is how she defines birthdays, is by the table cloth! At least she chose something easy!! She had fun playing outside and its nice that she is actually at an age where she can play outside while Daddy gets some yardwork done. She just dug for rocks in the dirt and was "growing them". She was stacking them up, and adding dirt, leaves, and green fuzzy stuff (moss) to them and having a grand old time getting dirty!!!
Here are some pics of our fun...
Emily is 143 Weeks old and celebrated her 1000th day on Saturday! We wanted to celebrate a little bit but totally confused Emily as she thought it was her actual birthday and insisted on having a table cloth on the table! For her last birthday we had a Curious George table cloth for her party and that is how she defines birthdays, is by the table cloth! At least she chose something easy!! She had fun playing outside and its nice that she is actually at an age where she can play outside while Daddy gets some yardwork done. She just dug for rocks in the dirt and was "growing them". She was stacking them up, and adding dirt, leaves, and green fuzzy stuff (moss) to them and having a grand old time getting dirty!!!
Here are some pics of our fun...
My little dancer. Had another good class!
Cute boy playing!
30 Weeks Old
First Swing!
Climbing on up! She was not even close to being able to do this in the spring.
Getting ready for Thanksgiving!
1,000 Days Old!
Cupcakes and a candle!!
Fun in the leaves. She's wearing her beach hat! Emily's ready for vacation again!!!
Raking in the pile!
Playing on the deck
Emily growing her rocks
Hi Mom!
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Week 29 and Week 142
William is 29 weeks old. He is just growing so much every day! He is now 17 lbs 12 oz and 27 in long. Will is sitting much better and loves playing with his "big kid" toys. For the past few weeks he's been saying Mama...it's only when he is crying and it really sounds like he is calling for me! At least I like to think so anyway!! As much as I can't wait for him to reach all of these great milestones, I also don't want my baby to grow up so fast.
Emily is 142 weeks old and is showing her independence a little more. When we go to the playground, she really only comes to me when she wants to go on the swings. She is off and climbing and sliding on her own! She also had an awesome week at dance class. She just walked right in and was great for the whole class, not a single tear! Hopefully she continues with that attitude! We'll see what next week brings.
Here are some pics of our fun this week...
Emily is 142 weeks old and is showing her independence a little more. When we go to the playground, she really only comes to me when she wants to go on the swings. She is off and climbing and sliding on her own! She also had an awesome week at dance class. She just walked right in and was great for the whole class, not a single tear! Hopefully she continues with that attitude! We'll see what next week brings.
Here are some pics of our fun this week...
Mommy's little helpers
Big boy playing
Eating puffs for the first time. He loves them, but hasn't figured out that he can pick them up himself and eat them. He prefers to sit back and let us feed him!
Bedtime stories
29 Weeks old
Emily likes "big raisins" aka prunes
Will and his friends
First time in a restaurant high chair. He loved it!
My little cuties
And again
LEAVES!
Go Jets!
Time to say goodbye to the bouncy seat. Will is getting so big!
Exersaucer without the seat! Still a fun toy!
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Emily rides a trike
Emily learned how to ride the trike that my parents had from when I was a kid.
She went for a ride around the block with daddy and pepa.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Weeks 27 & 28 and Weeks 140 &141
The last two weeks have been quite a blur, so it's only fitting that there's one post for them! We spent last week preparing for William's baptism on Sunday, October 30. And of course, there's a story...
There was talk of snow coming all week, but I kept choosing to ignore it. It's October and even if it snows, it won't be that much, right? WRONG! It started snowing Saturday morning around 8:30 and we got about 18 inches total! Since all of the trees still have their leaves, many branches fell and Mike spent a lot of the day outside cutting up branches and shoveling. We lost power around 3:30 in the afternoon and had no idea what we were in for. We were still convinced all would be ok the next morning as the snow was slowing down and the roads were looking better. Well, the power was out all night, both kids were sick and did not sleep much, woke up miserable, yet we were still convinced this baptism was going to happen (or we just hadn't given in to what was inevitable). We still had no power, had no idea if the church had power or the restaurant, but the sun was out and the road was clear, so the power would come back on soon and we would be fine, right? WRONG! After all we had friends and family travel quite a distance to be here. We've been planning this since August, it was all going to work out just fine. Mike and I finally decided to cancel and started spreading the word. Probably 2 minutes later the pastor called us to let us know the church had power and heat and was all plowed and ready to go. My first thought, can we uncancel??? Luckily we didn't. I had been trying to call the restaurant and it was always busy. They finally called me and told me the restaurant had no power, so we made a good call. So, as we're freezing in our house, driveway clear, sun shining, we pack a few things and head to the Beattie's. They had power and at least we'd get to see Erin who flew up from Georgia. Four days and a couple of loads of laundry later (who knew we'd be gone so long...) the power finally comes back and we head home. We had a great time visiting with Gia and Pepa, had fun Trick or Treating in their neighborhood, but it was definitely nice to be home! The snow is gone, but the debris is still all over, and there are still places who have no power. I guess we should consider ourselves lucky. Who knew this little October snow storm would cause so much damage.
Anyway, through these two weeks William has tried some new foods and just eats it all up. He's definitely a boy and seems to have a bottomless pit already! He's also sitting up a lot more and is not so happy to lay down and play anymore. He wants to be up!!! William is becoming such a big boy, but just as happy as ever! I love his smiles!
Emily's big accomplishment...she can ride a bike! She finally figured out how to pedal the tricycle herself and love it! She doesn't really have too many opportunities to ride, but had a great time working on her skills at Gia and Pepa's this week.
There was talk of snow coming all week, but I kept choosing to ignore it. It's October and even if it snows, it won't be that much, right? WRONG! It started snowing Saturday morning around 8:30 and we got about 18 inches total! Since all of the trees still have their leaves, many branches fell and Mike spent a lot of the day outside cutting up branches and shoveling. We lost power around 3:30 in the afternoon and had no idea what we were in for. We were still convinced all would be ok the next morning as the snow was slowing down and the roads were looking better. Well, the power was out all night, both kids were sick and did not sleep much, woke up miserable, yet we were still convinced this baptism was going to happen (or we just hadn't given in to what was inevitable). We still had no power, had no idea if the church had power or the restaurant, but the sun was out and the road was clear, so the power would come back on soon and we would be fine, right? WRONG! After all we had friends and family travel quite a distance to be here. We've been planning this since August, it was all going to work out just fine. Mike and I finally decided to cancel and started spreading the word. Probably 2 minutes later the pastor called us to let us know the church had power and heat and was all plowed and ready to go. My first thought, can we uncancel??? Luckily we didn't. I had been trying to call the restaurant and it was always busy. They finally called me and told me the restaurant had no power, so we made a good call. So, as we're freezing in our house, driveway clear, sun shining, we pack a few things and head to the Beattie's. They had power and at least we'd get to see Erin who flew up from Georgia. Four days and a couple of loads of laundry later (who knew we'd be gone so long...) the power finally comes back and we head home. We had a great time visiting with Gia and Pepa, had fun Trick or Treating in their neighborhood, but it was definitely nice to be home! The snow is gone, but the debris is still all over, and there are still places who have no power. I guess we should consider ourselves lucky. Who knew this little October snow storm would cause so much damage.
Anyway, through these two weeks William has tried some new foods and just eats it all up. He's definitely a boy and seems to have a bottomless pit already! He's also sitting up a lot more and is not so happy to lay down and play anymore. He wants to be up!!! William is becoming such a big boy, but just as happy as ever! I love his smiles!
Emily's big accomplishment...she can ride a bike! She finally figured out how to pedal the tricycle herself and love it! She doesn't really have too many opportunities to ride, but had a great time working on her skills at Gia and Pepa's this week.
Pumpkin Princess Face Paint
27 Weeks Old
First Halloween
Baking Halloween Cookies during the snow storm.
Trying to save the power lines. And he was successful!
Snowball!
Emily's Snowman
All bundled up for a cold night's sleep with no power!
Can you find our pumpkin?
Fun with the ball!
Slide!
Dragon Princess...I think she was finishing her apple.
Trick or Treat
Halloween Kids
Monster Will with Great Grandma
All ready for a walk! First time sitting like a big boy in the stroller.
Defiant Kids!
Gia got me peas! Yum!!
Big boy playing
28 Weeks Old
They love each other
Stick!
It's fall again!
Fun with Pop Pop
Pumpkin Carving a week late. Emily's a great helper!!
Scoop!
Emily's Scary Pumpkin
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