Lots of Pictures!

This update will be mostly pictures. A friend did a photo shoot for us and we got some beautiful pictures. We went to Maricopa to visit with my sister and Kristen's cousins. We also went to a Christmas party where Kristen participated in a Secret Santa exchange and hosted a Christmas party. It's been a busy week.

Here are a few pictures from the Christmas party with the secret Santa exchange. Kristen received a little Elmo doll and she is in love with it. On the ride home from the party she kept singing songs about Elmo and hugging him.

Our friend Nia (http://noyanphotography.blogspot.com/) took some beautful pictures of our family. There were so many wonderful pictures. I'll post some of my favorites here. I hope you enjoy them.

My Little Artist

Kristen is a big fan of coloring. She loves to color and then show off her work to her mommy. She is especially fond of drawing "round and arounds" (her words for her squiggles). It's amazing to watch the progression in her artwork. It used to be one solid color smeared across the paper and now she is incorporating lots of color and doing some very precise drawing. I thought you might enjoy seeing a sample of her work.

Santa!

We went to the mall to see Santa today. Kristen was very excited to see him. She practiced sitting on my lap and telling me what she wanted for Christmas. While we were in line waiting she kept trying to go up to him. When it was finally our turn she shrieked "Santa" and ran right to him. Then she freaked out. Apparantly, a big bearded man in red suit is scary up close. She threw the loudest fit of any kid there. Santa was great. He talked very calmly to her and took his time getting her on his lap. She still wasn't thrilled about it and kept trying to squirm away. Timothy was perfectly content to hang out in Santa's arm. He was smiling and looking around the entire time. As soon as we were a safe distance away she became enamored with him again.

Happy Thanksgiving! And a turkey baby!

We celebrated Thanksgiving on Sunday this year because a few family members had to work on Thursday. It was a wonderful celebration as always and Kristen definitely enjoyed her turkey!

Kristen and Timmy hanging out in the kitchen

Timmy with Susan, his soon to be aunt!

Stephen, Susan and Kristen at my parent's house for our Thanksgiving dinner.

And then we welcomed our newest niece into the world today on Thanksgiving Day! Bridget Anne was born at 11:07am, weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces and 19 inches long. She is absolutely beautiful! Congratulations Lynn and Michael!

2 Months Old!

Our little Timothy is now 2 months old! It's hard to believe. He had his 2 month appointment this past Monday and got 3 shots and an oral vaccine. He wasn't a fan of the shots, but I don't know any babies who are. He is perfectly healthy aside from a clogged tear duct. It's a very minor issue and we're massaging it regularly in hopes that it will open on it's own soon. He weighed in at 12 pounds, 12 ounces and is 23 inches long. In other Timothy news we recently stopped swaddling him for bedtime. It's been three nights so far and going ok. He was simply getting too big for the miracle blanket and we decided now was as good a time as any to stop.

Here is Kristen trying on her new dress. She picked it out herself.

Kristen loves Timmy and hugs him every chance she gets.

Daddy and Timmy

We went to a wedding in Oracle, Arizona. Here's a view of the state park from the wedding site.Kristen all dolled up for the wedding.
It was very cold once the sun went down. Here is my good friend Jen holding Timothy and trying to keep him warm.

Kristen had a lot of fun coloring on her guest book page.

Dancing Babies

These were taken last Monday, so they are almost a week old. I'm sorry it took me so long to get them on here, but they are very cute. In the first video Timmy does some dancing on his Daddy's knee. In the second video Kristen jams out. Pay no attention to the crying baby in the second video, he was not ignored or neglected, I promise.

A Trip to the Playground

The past week has been pretty uneventful. We stayed close to home except for one trip to the zoo with our friend Tiffany and her 1 year old David. Unfortunately, I don't have any zoo pictures to share.

Timothy has been busy growing. He is now is size 3-6 month clothes. It's so hard to believe that he is growing that quickly. Kristen had a bit of a rough week as she had four teeth come in at the same time.

The weather has been gorgeous this past week. The hot weather is finally gone and our highs are now in the 70s or low 80s. We decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and go to the playground.

Here are Michael, Timothy and Kristen on the way to the playground.

Kristen having fun in her car!

Kristen getting ready to go down the big blue slide. Going down!
Timmy hung out in Daddy's arms while Kristen and Mommy played. And then Mommy and Kristen moved to the swing.

Kristen wanted to sit in the big girl swing on her own.

Bathtime and Halloween

One of Kristen's favorite games to play is "clean the floor". I'm not sure who she inherited this from, since neither Michael or I particularly enjoy cleaning the floor. I'm not going to discourage this.

I decided it was about time to get some bathtime photos on here.

Kristen went by Daddy's office to say hello on Halloween, Timmy didn't feel like playing along.
Kristen's first time trick or treating. She wasn't too thrilled about it, but loved watching her bucket fill with candy.

Our week in pictures

Timothy tried out his Bumbo chair for the first time. We thought he would like it since he loves to sit upright on our laps. We were right, he loved testing out the Bumbo.

Timmy with Sam

Timmy sleeps in his Miracle Blanket every night. It is amazing how much better he sleeps when he's swaddled in this blanket. Here he is getting ready for bed.

Ready for bed!

We went to Tucson for the day on Saturday. I had a bridal shower to attend. Timmy came with me to the bridal shower and Kristen went to the park to play with her Daddy. She had a lot of fun. She also loves her Halloween shirt and insists on wearing it frequently.


Wednesday was cousin Sarah's 8th birthday. She had a fun party at Amazing Jake's. Here are Kristen, cousin Mary and Grandma on the carousel. Notice Kristen is wearing the same Halloween shirt.

Timothy wasn't too thrilled to be trying on his costume, but we think he looks awfully cute.


On Friday Timothy, Kristen and I went to a Halloween party with my mom's group. We had a great time and look at all of the adorable babies!