Family Photos :: Christmas 2009

Family photos below from our session that we did Thanksgiving weekend. Poor Josh had a front tooth cutting through, a cold, and thrush but he was a trooper. And if we could just get the pacifier away from Jake... how many times can you spot it in the photos? :-)

Big Snow '09!

The biggest snow that we have seen in a loooong time hit our area over the weekend. We ended up with about TWO FEET of now! Not good for short people like Jake, Bailey, and Mosley (Josh mainly stayed inside)! As those of you who know me well understand, I LOVE the weather and nothing gets me more excited than hurricanes and big snow storms. This one did not disappoint. At one point we even had a blizzard warning on Saturday.

Jake was thrilled about the snow this year (more so than last year). He got all into it by helping Paul and I shovel and clean off the cars. Such a good little helper! Now we just need to find gloves that will actually stay on his hands and we'll be all set!

The Rockettes!

Last week Paul's parents took me, Paul, Allison, ans Gretchen to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular with the Rockettes at the Patriot Center. I have never seen the Rockettes before so it was a huge treat for me. The show was great! I am still in awe at how they are able to stay in perfect unison with each other. Talk about talent!

All Josh Really Wants for Christmas.....

You mean besides his TWO FRONT TEETH?? (Which did conveniently come in right before the big day!)

......Wrapping paper! No need for a present inside. The paper is juuuuuust fine!

Baring All!!

Today at school Jake pulled down his pants in the middle of the classroom to show everyone the Spongebob band-aid on his leg. Oh the joys of being a toddler!

And I should mention that he didn't even have a boo-boo; he just wanted a Spongebob band-aid on his leg!

Some Days are Tough....

Let's be honest.... we all have days like this!

Christmas Time is Here!

The Christmas season has been a lot of fun for us this year. Not only is it Josh's first Christmas, but Jake is much more into things this year. It was such a blast to have him help us put the lights and ornaments on the tree and to hear him say "Merry Christmas" and tell you that Santa says "ho ho ho"!

Last weekend we went to Chloe's performance in The Nutcracker. It was a great performance and she was a superstar!

And while I am very proud that I have all of my shopping done, I am starting to feel a little overwhelmed about wrapping everything!

Josh hanging out on the floor playing and rolling around (his favorite mode of transporation) and I was able to capture Jake on camera saying "ice, ice baby" (yes, it's a big joke in our house that he will dance around to that and say the words!).

The Boys

Some fun new pictures of the boys.

Naked baby!

Happy naked baby!

Bundled up for the cold weather.


A new favorite picture of Jakey!

Daddy and Josh

Tired Eagles fan...

Josh's first time in the highchair!

Milestones for Josh

As of today, Josh has 3 teeth (he just cut through one of his big front teeth) AND he is sitting up on his own now! He still teeters some and falls off to the side after some time, but he is definitely sitting up right on his own for more than 5 seconds now! However, the poor guy was in a lot of pain cutting the tooth and he has a cold and he is getting over thrush. Needless to say, he hasn't quite been himself lately but unbelievable how happy and smiling he still is, despite how uncomfortable he must be.