Uncle Brian, Aunt Melinda, Nathan, Emma, Samuel and Lucas

came to our house to play before we celebrated Christmas.

Owen loved having his cousins around to run and play with.

Uncle Brian gave all the kids a treadmill workout

Uncle Jordan and sweet Lucas

Thanks for coming to play!

Christmas at Grandpa and Grandma's house was the busiest yet with 10 kiddos

and 8 adults.  The kids had a blast!  I did a terrible job of taking pictures

this year, most likely because I rely on Courtney and Melinda to take the

best ones :)  Here are the few that I took.

Owen and Samuel sharing their love of trains

Nathan catching up on reading

Grandpa and Emmett hanging out

Aunt Melinda snuggles

Kids 2011

Emmett opening the first present

Aunt Courtney was very funny!!

Great Grandma and Emmett

Mommy knows where the tickle spots are!

Cookies for Santa

Look who decided he likes a nuk!

Santa Came!

He brought all sorts of paint and an excavator

Merry Christmas!

This year we were in Batavia for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

The boys and I went to Batavia for a week to spend time with Papa

and Yaya.  Owen slept in a big boy bed there for the first time and

did fantastic.  Emmett slept in his own room in a crib there for the

first time and also did fantastic!  The highlight for Owen was Papa's 

Lionel train set-up under the Santa tree.  He was a great conductor

this year and a very enthusiastic whistle blower. As usual, 

the week flew by too quickly.  Thanks for a wonderful Christmas

Papa and Yaya!

The Boys Watching the Train Go Round

Owen helped make the rice krispie ornaments

Emmett's first time in the exersaucer!  He thought the king and queen were

so much fun to talk to!

Train time again!

Aunt Mimi bought Owen several Christmas crafts to do this week.

His favorite by far was the gingerbread train.

Nana showing Emmett his new glow worm

Watching Polar Express with Daddy

Christmas Eve

First attempt at getting a picture of the boys together. Owen didn't want 

to sit and 2 seconds following this shot Emmett spit up all

over his outfit :)

Owen got a construction worker set with a tool belt from Nana

Santa came to Papa and Yaya's house and brought this 

"awesome digger"  

Emmett 5 months

Yaya gave the boys cute Christmas pj's

Showing off our bracelet's that mom made for us

Emmett talking to his friends

Cuddles from Great Aunt Cathy

Doesn't look like December without snow!

Emmett meeting Great Uncle Bill and Jan for the first time

Emmett and Michelle watching the Bears game

Owen and Great Aunt Cathy were camping and fishing in the living room.

He has so much fun playing with her!!!

 5 Months!

We get lots of smiles coming our way these days! 

Could he look more like his father here?!

Fingers are always in the mouth.  I can't decide if he will be a 

finger sucker or if it's just teething.  I had to take this picture

because I was a finger sucker and these were the 2 fingers I 

used to suck!!

 

Brotherly Love

Jordan pulled out some of his old toys to show Owen last week and he wanted

to share his new discovery with Emmett.

Mr. Giggles