Christmas in Pictures

Visiting Santa
Brayden was unsure about the guy in red...but he was a good sport for the picture!

Shopping for the perfect Christmas tree
Best part-Gi pays!



Helping Daddy string the lights.



Pre-Christmas Eve dinner with the Walker Family
These are all the Walker cousins-Brayden & Ethan are the youngest.

Christmas Eve at GG's house

Costello cousins with GG
(Megs is missing and Dave, Amy, Caleb & the boys are extra)



Cookies for Santa

The stockings are hung

Santa came!

I think this basket of food is B's favorite gift....

If only because he can now shove food into E's mouth!

Hanging with Gi at Christmas morning brunch

Making a gingerbread house at Grandpa Walker's after Christmas dinner.

Merry Christmas!

Phew!  Christmas is over!  I was happy that it was here but equally as happy that it's over!  It was wonderful spending so much time with friends and family, but it's so exhausting!  I need a vacation after vacation!  Ha!

The boys had a great holiday and were completely spoiled!  I look forward to the years to come as they begin to realize what is happening and can be as excited about the day as I was for them! 

I am now looking forward to the new year and the wonderful things to come as my boys turn 2 and 1 year old!  I can't wait to watch them grow! 

Yay!

I've lost 15 pounds in 7 weeks!  Yay!

Christmas Card 2010: Part One

After several failed attempts to get a picture of my boys together I finally settled for individual pics in matching shirts.  Not exactly what I wanted...but still so cute!  I love them!

Christmas Card 2010: Part Two

Modern Cranberry Noir Christmas

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No Time!

Full time job + 2 babies under 2 + daily gym workouts + some sleep = no time to blog! 

I started a Thanksgiving thankful blog a week before Thanksgiving and I've had NO time to finish it...let alone start a new one! 

 I think I need a couple more hours in the day!!

Back to Work

I made it through my first week back to work!  I have been dreading going back since school started in September.  It's an adjustment for everyone-me, the boys, Dave, my 1st graders....but we did it and we all survived!  Luckily, next week is very short-only 2 days and then I get to spend the rest of the week and weekend with my family!  Being a teacher has some perks and vacation days is definitely one of them!!

4 Months!

My baby is 4 months old today!  I can't believe how fast time flies!  I swear just yesterday I was making plans for his birth (having a scheduled c-section made planning so much easier!).  But it has been 4 months and my baby is growing up way too fast!

We had Ethan's 4 month appointment last week.  He weighed in at 14lbs, 25.5in long (1lb more and 1in shorter than Brayden at 4 months).  Everyone keeps saying that Ethan is "solid".  That he is bigger than Brayden was and is going to be bigger than B in the future.  I just don't get that.  I am pretty sure that B was "solid" when he was a little baby too.  It wasn't until he started moving that he thinned out.  I mean he was never a chunky monkey, but he wasn't a waif either.  Ethan is also not a chunky monkey.....so I just don't understand where it's coming from.  I don't know...only time will tell!

Ethan at 4 months old.

Brayden at 4 months old

So at 4 months my boy can hold his head up and he's been rolling from stomach to back since a month old!  He laughs and coos and loves watching his big brother.  You can just see him looking at B, thinking "Please B, pay attention to me.  Play with me!".  I can not wait until they can play together!  

I look forward to watching my baby grow and learn over the next few months.  Its so fun to see them change....I just hope that it slows down just a little!

Happy 4 Months Ethan David!