Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Ben











Ben is growing up so fast! He started crawling the middle of December and has started pulling himself up to check out interesting things around him, like the fireplace and the bathtub. He even started waving bye, bye last week. He keeps up with his 2 older brothers and isn't afraid to join in their crazy play!

Rainy and Cold Days




We've had a lot of rain and cold weather the past couple of weeks. To keep 3 little boys entertained is sometimes a task. So, we headed down to the airport for a field trip last week. The boys loved seeing all of the airplanes. We even got to see some take off and land. At home, Nick and Sam have been busy creating with their new finger paint, stamps, and paint brushes. They have a messy good time!

Monday, January 4, 2010

Welcome 2010!


Grandpa Dan and Grandma Jill came to visit and celebrate the new year with us. Grandpa read lots of books to the boys while he was here!

Train Show




Next, we all went to a train trade show. Nick and Sam still love trains so they were once again in heaven watching all of the elaborate train displays.

Daddy's vacation














































While Daddy took some time off of work between Christmas and New Years, we did some fun things around town. The new car show was first on our agenda. Nick and Sam both just love cars so they were very happy to be around so many shiny cars that they could climb, romp, roam and explore!

And the next day....











We spent the day with Uncle Dan and Aunt Deena. Once again Nick, Sam and Ben had a ball playing with their cousins and idolizing their Uncle Dan who Nick says "is not a grown up"! I think that's gotta be the ultimate compliment to receive from a nephew! Nick and Sam played until they dropped! What a weekend!

The next day





















The day after Christmas we traveled to IL to visit family. The boys had such a fun time playing with so many cousins and visiting with lots of Aunts and Uncles and of course being spoiled by Grama and Grampa.

Christmas morning 2009
















The boys were all very happy with their gifts from Santa!

Christmas Eve











We spent Christmas Eve with our friends the Basiles. The kids were all so excited for Christmas to finally, almost be here!

Gingerbread house


Nick had a lot of fun making a gingerbread house this year.