North Carolina Christmas

We had a lot of fun having our family Christmas before our "FAMILY CHRISTMAS". It was exciting to watch the kids open gift after gift, their amazement and excitement increasing with each ripped package. It was a special morning ;-) Here are the pictures to show the fun we had!

No. We didn't burn the house down...

Thanksgiving. Yes, we fried a turkey. No, we didn't burn the house down. And when I say "we" fried a turkey I meant Nick and Rob brined and fried the turkey while Andrea and I made the sides, tended to the children, and looked pretty ;-) We all had a pretty good time watching a 26lb bird get zapped in about 45min...it was delicious! Pics, pics and more pics of the filling holiday.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

To say that Halloween was busy would be the understatement of the year...but we all had so much fun. Carving pumpkins, getting dressed up and scouring the neighborhood for candy are just a few things we did. Siena was her usual 'ham' self and would say 'trick or treat' in her most adorable voice. She'd wait patiently for the neighbors to fawn over her fairy costume and slowly lower their candy basket to within her reach. They never saw her coming...the flash of her hand grabbing as much candy as her tiny fist could muster, stuffing it into her overflowing candy basket, and saying thank you before the surprise had registered on their faces.

She was a pro.

We are so proud.

Poor Jack was just along for the ride. He rode around in his stroller, drinking his milk, and completely oblivious to the fact that we were riding around the neighborhood at an unusual hour. He stayed his normal, happy self for most of the way (until we ran out of milk...and I smashed his little hand in the stroller by accident...that could've had a *little* something to do with it... oops). We let him run around the streets and chased after him...his favorite game...so he was a happy little hotdog in no time ;-)

It was a great day and night. Check out the pics of our little fairy and hotdog ;-)

Halloween Cookies

While Daddy and Jack were in MA, Siena and I decided to be festive and make Halloween cookies. Here are some pictures from that day ;-)

Jack's One Year Appt

Jack turned ONE on the 17th and we had his one year app't a little while ago. He had a great time in the office before the doctor came in ;-) Here are some pictures of his playtime...remember to read the captions! They're pretty cute. And stay tuned for the ONE YEAR STATS below!!


So here goes....drumroll, please.................

Jack is:
30" long (75th percentile)
19lbs 9ozs (20th percentile)

SOOO we still have a tall, skinny kid. HAHAHAHA!!

Early Birthday Party for Jack

Before Jack left for MA with Daddy we had a very *small* (as in only us 4) birthday party for him. It was cute, fun and we all had a great time. Check out the pics ;-)



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Pumpkin Pickin'

We had a great time at the pumkpin farm this year! They had tons of things to do and the rain held off all morning until we left. It was perfect ;-) Check out the slide show to see all the fun that was had. Remember you can double click to see it larger in picasa photo's.

More Play Time!!

More pictures of Siena and Jack playtime. They are playing so well together and it just keeps getting better ;-)

Beautiful Mornings

When Nick and I went to the beach for a little R 'n R we woke up on our last morning there to this. It was absolutely gorgeous. As much as I tried to 'capture' the feelings I had that morning, I couldn't. It was completely beyond me and my little camera.

Patriot's First Game!

It's Game DAY!!! And we are ready to watch some football. The family is decked out in their jerseys and Siena is starting to think she's a line backer! Check out the video below the pic's to see what I mean ;-)

And Here's Siena the linebacker...

Playing Together

I'm getting so excited that Jack and Siena seem to like playing together now. Don't get me wrong...we still have our scuffles and bruises (mostly to Jack..hee hee) but now that Jack is mobile he is a bit more interesting to Siena. Watch this funny video to see what I mean ;-)

Siena's First Day of School

Never in a million years did I think this day would come so fast. Take a peek at the fun pictures of Siena's first day at school.

Oh Boy...

Jack seriously has not touched the stairs until today. Not even a little. He has not attempted to crawl up them. I'm not sure he even knew they existed...until now. Take a look at Jacks latest development:

Things just got a little more interesting...

Waving Hi

Jack is really getting better at his baby signs lately and does really well with "hi", "bye", "more", and "all done". He even tries to pronounce the words too. Here's a video of him waving "hi":

Siena the Artist

Siena has been doing some awesome pictures lately. It's amazing how what she draws is starting to look like actual things! For instance...

This is a person...I'm still amazed over this one

This is a...ok, I just really liked this painting ;-)

These are a bunch of fish that she drew faces on. I love it!!

It Won't be Long...

...until Jack is walking!! He is standing on his own now. I can't believe how fast time is flying!

August Pool Days

Splishing and splashing makes for a fun August and tired babies ;-)

Coloring Sensation!!

Ok...maybe not sensation but pretty freaking GOOD, I think ;-)

Silly Days

I walked around the corner to see Jack wearing a once-Halloween-headband around his waist. Siena said, "No" when asked who put it there...I guess the dogs did it ;-)

DJ Jazzy Jack

Siena decided that Jack needed some style and added this classy hat to his outfit ;-) Hee hee

We've Got a TOOTH!!

Did you hear??

I now have a tooth!!

Can you see it?

It's there. I swear! Isn't that exciting??

Crawling Jack

Here it is!! A video of Jack as the professional crawler...he's getting good!

So cute!!

More Pool Time!!

I had to post ONE MORE pool time slideshow!! These were too cute to pass up!



Enjoy ;-)

Two Tickets to the WHAT??

Ohhhh....Two tickets to the GUN show! I got it now.

WHAT?!

Hahaha!

Splish Splashing in July

We always have fun in the summer time but things are really starting to get interesting now that Jack is:
1. Mobile
2. Playing with Siena...or trying to ;-) I think Siena needs a little more encouragement to play with Jack

We do this almost everyday now!

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Rain, Rain, Go Away...

...well, maybe not ;-)

This was when she was hanging with Mommy...

And then here is hanging with Daddy...

She had tons on fun singing in the rain!!

9 mts old

It's too disturbing. 9mts old? Really?? Where'd my non-crawling baby go? Ugh. Well, here are the stats:

28 and 3/4 inches long (75th percentile)

18 lbs 1 oz in weight (25th percentile)

I think its hysterical that we STILL have a tall, skinny non-baby boy

July Portraits

I usually don't get portraits of the kids done because...well, because they usually come out so-so and I spend a million dollars for sheets of pictures where half of them end up sitting in its package- all alone and frameless. I went into this shoot with the same attitude (yet for some reason still wanted to try) and came out of it surprised. Siena was awesome - hamming it up at every request of the photographer (who was fantastic with her!). Jack...er...well Jack wasn't so hot on the idea of this stranger taking his picture, especially since he is in FULL SWING stranger anxiety stage. Even with this huge hurdle, the photographer still managed to take some cute pics of him too. Unfortunately, there are none with them together. Siena just wasn't up for it after her full photo shoot. Thoughts to consider for next time (if there is one...I may not press my luck!)

Enjoy the cute pics and let me know if there are any you'd like ;-)

Making Necklaces

I decided today would be a fun craft day. So Siena and I made some necklaces. We had a great time and made a big mess ;-)

New Developments

Ok...seriously, this is hysterical. Look to see what Jack's new development is. This is awesome.

Crawling and Tomato Picking

Jack has been working harder and harder to master his crawling skills. He gets better each day ;-) Outside of that our tomatoes are looking great! Siena and I had a tomato-picking session (I had to keep her from the plants long enough for several to get red at one time ~this was...difficult.) We had a great time and as usual I took way too many pictures.

Remember if you want to see the pics larger just double click on the box below. Enjoy ;-)

Milestones

Jack is trying pretty hard to reach some major milestones lately. Check out these hysterical videos to find out which ones!!

Yummy YUM!!~July 3rd

Locomotion~July 6th

ABC's

Siena has been practicing her ABC's and finally let me capture one video of her singing them. She can also count to 20 but I think we'll have to have a hidden camera to catch that. She won't budge ;-) Enjoy!!

Busy Month!

June has been super hectic between Nick travelling to Germany and then to Seattle, WA and my coming back from MA and going to TN! Yikes ;-) In the middle of all this I managed to snap a *couple* of pictures...hee hee.

Here are some pictures from our trip to Brentwood, TN. We had such a blast with Mandie, her parents, and her beautiful kids. In fact, we were having such a good time that I extended our trip from 7 to 10 days ;-) Check out the fun pictures!!



And here is a video of Jack having a blast in the jumperoo. It was SO freaking FUNNY!

Out for a Walk...

...with our new ride! We finally got a new double stroller because Jackson is getting a *bit* too heavy to carry in the baby bjorn ;-) Check out the pics from our beautiful day:

Dancing Siena

Beyond cute...

So Much Fun...

Jack loves to laugh. Here is a video of Nick and him playing. I love it ;-)

Bye Bye Miss Katie

We are really going to miss you around here but we wish you the best of luck EVER! We love you ;-)

6 MONTHS!? What?!

Some one said I was 6 months old...

I really can't believe it. Half of one year has flown by.

I am still a happy camper. Check out my new 'stats'!

I weigh 16 lbs 3.5 oz which puts me at a slim 30th percentile BUT I am 27 inches long putting me in the 70th percentile for height! Hmmm...I am tall and skinny. Are we sure about who my parents are?? Well, I suppose there is still time for me to stunt my growth ;-)

I can roll over in both directions and can play for a long time on my belly while lifting my whole chest off the floor! Babbling is a fun past time, although, screaming in short, LOUD bursts seem to amuse the most lately. I can blow raspberries as you can watch in the video below...


All in all, I am still a very happy little man!!

If you give a girl a marker...

...she will use it to draw all over herself.

Good thing it was a washable marker ;-)

Playtime

Siena has been playing with Jack more and more. The jury is still out as to whether this is a good thing ;-)

Easter Wkd

We had a really nice Easter wkd playing outside and celebrating sunshine. Check out our beautiful wkd pictures!!

(Remember you can double click on the slideshow to see it larger~)



Enjoy!!

April Showers...

...will hopefully bring May flowers, but Nick is skeptical, at best ;-)

The family decided to spend this past wkd in the beatutiful 70+ degree weather playing, mowing and fertilizing our weeds (lawn), and planting some fun stuff like flowers, herbs, and cherry tomatoes. You can wish me luck now because in a few weeks I'll be lucky to still have the weeded lawn...hummm. Having a brown thumb isn't as easy as it would seem to be ;-) Check out the pics from our fun wkd.

Yum yum

Jack's been getting better and better at chowing down (did we ever doubt he would?!). Check out this video of him eating like a champ!

Just Being Cute

Siena and Jack are pretty adorable together-well, except when Siena decides its time to whack Jack on the head and when Jack thinks that a chunk of Siena's hair would feel good in his fist ;-) Anyway, here they are being happy!


Siena and Jack posing...



Siena decided she had enough...


Here she is running away while I try to take her picture...


Back to Jack because he'll stay still...for now ;-)

OK FINE...I'm all done taking pictures!!