The New Van

I promise to post some better photos once we can get outside without the rain and take some interior shots and a side view - but the new ride was purchased last night. We love it and know it will come in handy when the twins arrive! Christmas photos and family photos to follow soon...maybe via snapfish since we took a few!

Happy New Year to everyone!

O' Christmas Tree

We picked one out tonight after a very long week - it's nice to have some Christmas cheer in the house.

Ultrasound photos

Our girl is on top, with the B on the left side. I think you can see her profile pretty well from this photo (the top of her head is on the left). The top of the boy's head is on the right (second photo). It's a little harder to see that profile but you can see that he has his mouth wide open and you can barely see his hand going in...

Jingle Bell Scare

One minute, Nicholas was happily jingling the jingle bell and the next, he was showing me how snuggly it fit around his index finger. It was so tight, that we weren't able to just pull it off - not even with a little bit of vaseline. So, Tony had to get some tools. At first, Nicholas wasn't too bothered by it but after a little bit of effort on Tony's part - Nicholas began to realize he couldn't get his finger back right away and he started to cry. Once the bell was successfully cut away from the finger and some smarties were dished out - the world was a better place again.

Move over Indy 500 - there is a new track in town

Amazingly, Leah can fit on a toy that is suited for children up to 3 years old. Nicholas loves to ride his bulldozer in circles around the house. He'll tell you that he wants to play "beep beep." Leah gets a nice workout when he wants to play! The hard part is getting to him to unwind and start thinking about going down for the night!!!

Pumkin Face!

Uncle Mike and Aunt Allison visit!!

Thanks for spending so much time with us over the weekend - we all loved having your company!

Cutest Pumpkin at the Patch

What does Nicholas want more than anything?

If you ask him, he'll whisper "ice-pop!" He loves to check out his tongue in the mirror when he finishes. And, he'll be happy to stick it out to show you if you ask!

Some Nicholas sightings

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA/DAD!!!!

The boys of summer

Nicholas' first trip into the ocean...he loved it.

Nicholas' younger siblings

A Healthy Little Boy

Nicholas weighed in at exactly 30lbs and now measures 34 3/4 inches high.
His height was off the charts (somewhere above the 95th percentile) and his weight is still hovering at around the 90th percentile). He received an all around thumbs up at his year and a half checkup.

Good thing he is healthy and strong - he's going to have the very important job of being the BIG brother to TWO babies around March!!!

A year and a half ago...

Nicholas came into this world...hard to imagine life before him now!

Big Brother Potential?

I think that if we're lucky enough to have a sibling for Nicholas (no, we have no new news to share at this time), he's going to be a very good big brother...

Fish and whipped cream...

These are a few of Nicholas' favorite things!

Saturday morning at the park....

What will he be when he grows up?

perhaps and artist?

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MOMMIES!

Nicholas and I had plenty of time together on Mother's day, including an ice-cream break. I had breakfast made, and had beautiful flowers hand-delivered. Tony made a special dinner and the weather was perfect. What a great day!

A new Title for "daddy"

Tony made MASTER CHIEF!!!!

The first blooms - thanks, mom

The Bearded Iris plant bulbs that Grandma gave us a few years ago are seeming to love their new location on the deck. Here are a couple of shots of what we get to enjoy from our kitchen window or while on the deck...

Nicholas in action on his new slide