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Sunday, January 26, 2014

Christmas Recap

It's a good thing I didn't make a resolution to do more timely blog posting because 26 days in I would be failing. But, I recall a few years ago, I gave up on resolution making.

We had my parents over to our house on Christmas Eve, then Evan and Connor got to see their presents from Santa on Christmas morning before we headed to Ohio for Christmas with Dan's family. Here's the quick recap in pictures.

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They *still* make Lincoln Logs! How cool is that?



Santa really liked the chocolate cookies this year.



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Easily my two favorite pictures this Christmas would be these ....





Guess they liked what they got?

For an Ohio boy to buy these it must be love.





Another baby boom in the family. This is Connor and his cousin, Rain.





And Rain's big sister / Evan's fellow 5 year old mischief maker.







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Here's to a happy 2014!

Friday, January 3, 2014

Three Months

Is there such a thing as a calm December? Combined with the usual holiday hustle and bustle, I went back to work and Dan FINISHED his seminary degree (yahoooooo!!!!). Evan crossed the halfway mark for Kindergarten too, capped off on the last day of school with a holiday party that I planned for his class. In my pregnancy-induced insanity last summer, I volunteered to be the Room Parent thinking I'd have loads of time on maternity leave. Then the inevitable happened - I consulted with the blessing + curse that is Pinterest, ultimately reminding myself that these are FIVE year olds, not Martha Stewart (or whoever the new non-felony-committing Martha Stewart is on daytime TV).

By Christmas Eve, the party was over, school was out, Dan was done with school, and I was done with my shopping. Then it dawned on me if I was going to take Connor's 3 month photos, I'd better do it soon or it wouldn't get done. So Christmas Eve morning, a few hours before my parents came over to celebrate our family Christmas, I set up my indoor studio for a quick shoot.

At three months old, Connor is laughing, smiling, cooing and gooing (and sometimes shrieking), and kicking like he's gearing up for a round of kickboxing. Untiiiiiil I get my camera out of course. Then, it's this face.

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Pursed lips and a smirk. But I love it anyway.

With Dan's help, I got some smiles too.

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He still loves to kick his feet up or out.



Or, you know, just one foot.

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I even love his serious face.



Big brother, Evan, was a HUGE help once again and wanted to jump in for a few photos with C. I <3 them.