December 22, 2011

Once In A Blue Moon...

Pa John and Uncle Joel have joined us for the Christmas holiday and Grammie Betsy and Happy have gone home for the holidays.  As a send-off for Grandma Happy, the whole clan went out for Gelato - a suggestion made by Walker.  Here we are enjoying a sweet treat...







Every once in a blue moon Grandma Happy, Pa John, Uncle Joel and Mommy are all in the same room at the same time.  And when that happens, its good to snag a few photos!







December 18, 2011

Home for the Holidays

Jack and I are back from our week away to Cancun.  Thank you Pa Obbie and Grandma Happy for our amazing time in Mexico and thank you Happy and Grandma Betsy for kid-wrangling while we were away.  Here is a short slide show of our trip...



As wonderful as it was to be away for a bit, 
returning home to our beautiful family was WONDERFUL!  

Grandma Betsy took some lovely photos of our little family yesterday.  We realized that while we had hundreds of photos from the past few months, we didn't have any of the four of us.  Here is the result of our impromptu photo shoot! 








The photo below was taken by Walker!



I'm so happy that I caught this sweet moment of cuddle time
for Charlie Bear and his Grandma Happy.




...and some play time in the back yard for Walker.






December 8, 2011

The Piano Lesson

Walker has been waiting a very long time to set up this train track.  In fact, he's been waiting since November of 2010 when Uncle Billy and Aunt Jany visited and gifted this beautiful set.  Now that Walker is old enough to deal with tiny parts and electricity, we pulled it out and set it up under the tree!



And Charlie has discovered a new and exciting way to make some noise!  Here he is with his Grandma Betsy at the piano.  Go, Charlie, Go!




December 4, 2011

"I shall call him Christmas Tree"

Today was the much anticipated tree day.  Walker was totally overwhelmed with excitement - so much so that he was talking non-sense and twitching the entire time we were getting the tree set up.  It was adorable.  When the tree was standing straight and lit with twinkle lights, Walker announced "He is my friend and I shall call him Christmas Tree."


And we can't forget to say happy 16 month-i-versary to Charlie!  He's a long, lean thumb-sucking machine.  But he was also completely mesmerized by the tree and the lights.  He lay for quite a while under the tree tonight, just happy to watch the twinkling boughs above him.  Pretty sweet.

November 30, 2011

Second Hand Wheels

I love a bargain!  A friend of mine helped us snag this double jogging stroller for a steal!  Not only is it great for a jog, but I also need it to get to and from my boot camp classes.  I also have a feeling that it will come in handy for other long arch errands.  It was pretty cold this morning, so I bundled them up.  They look like FDR.


November 26, 2011

Bear Cubs

Another cool autumn day at the park during Thanksgiving weekend...