Merry Christmas!

Nana and Papa at Christmas Eve dinner

My new dishes! :)

Christmas morning - ripping into the presents

Avery preferred the paper over anything else...

This BIG hit was the fishing game

Christmas baby

Fishing, all day and night

I got one!!

Avery bug

Snuggling with Nana and some popcorn

Papa and Sophie the Giraffe entertaining Avery

Christmas morning - the first look at what Santa brought!

2008 Toddler Christmas Concert

Well, this is it! The last toddler performance.
Luca moves to preschool after the New Year!! :(

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Waiting for big brother






Luca, all spiffied up for his last toddler concert


Daddy took a half day and got to attend! :)


Avery enjoying the singing

Doing some dancing

Luca and Ms. Shanni

Santa Baby!

My friend Pamela and I braved the crowds and took Luca and Avery to Macy's downtown. Every year, they decorate their "8th floor" in a Christmas theme and you wind through the display until you end up at Santa. This year's theme was "A Day in the Life of an Elf." It was my first time going and I was really excited. However, when our line started on the 5th floor and took over an hour, the excitement started to wear off. Luca is not good at sitting still that long or waiting in line and we finally had to just give in and let him eat an entire bag of animal cookies while waiting in line. :)

It was all worth it though, when we finally ended up at Santa. Luca asked for "really huge toys" and said Avery wants "baby toys." :)


Santa, 2008
(And Luca actually wasn't scared of Santa at all. He was excited to get up on his lap. I think the strange expression on his face was because of the photographer.)


Santa and Luca


Santa and Avery


Avery, all dolled up and waiting patiently in line


Pamela and squishy

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Thanksgiving! (Late!)

Enjoying his Thanksgiving dinner...
Which consisted of cranberry sauce, a roll, and one bite of turkey.


Lots and lots of cranberry sauce...


9 mos old prodigy!! She can eat BY HERSELF!


He LOVE LOVE LOVED the pie!


Nana telling stories


Cousins playing together


Sweetie girl


Remember when everyone and anyone was a friend? :)


Indoor play park


Yay Avery!

Bath Buddies

Luca sat down next to Avery after their bath and said, "We're so cute! Take a picture!" :)

Every Princess Needs a Tutu

Luca Making Avery Laugh

Slightly obnoxious in that Luca hasn't mastered the fine art of volume, but soooo cute watching Avery laugh at her big bro!! :)

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Firsts

After playing outside on a cold day, I made Luca his first (warm) hot chocolate. He was quite happy with his special treat. :)

And Avery is sitting so well now! A whole new world opened up for her. Her favorite thing to do is watch and laugh at her big bro.

Six Months

The Stats:

Weight: 19 lbs (94th%)
Height: 27.25" (94th%)
Head: 55th%


Just about outgrowing the car seat... :)


19 lbs !!


Mama and Avery, 6 mos


Daddy and Avery, 6 mos

Halloween Fun!

Happy Halloween! This has been one of the best Halloweens I can remember. I love Halloween at school - especially all the toddler costumes - which I always think are the cutest. Luca is old enough now to 'understand' more about what's going on and it was fun to watch him take in all the costumes and traditons. Avery was super cute in Luca's old Bear costume and we all had a BLAST trick or treating!! We went out right before dusk and Luca learned how to go house to house, say trick or treat, and Happy Halloween! He loved running to the door and ringing the bell (and trying to open the door himself...) He also would gladly grab a huge handfull of candy and before long was saying "I like candy! More houses!" :-)

After getting home well after dark and their normal bedtime, Luca got to experience the tradition of dumping out all his candy and picking the one he wanted before bed. Luckily for us, he chose animal cookies. Haha. Good thing, since he's never had a candy bar.

Here are the great pics!! Enjoy!

Baby (Avery) Bear

Little Luca Clone

My Big Fireman

Luca and his skunky friend :)

Music class

Toddler friends

TheToddler Teachers rocked the costumes!

Scary Wolf

Halloween at School Video:

And off to trick or treat!

Learning how to Trick or Treat

Go ring the doorbell!

Put the candy in your bag!

Baby Bear hanging out in her cozy stroller

Trick or Treaters

Watching Luca dump out his candy

Ahhh... Finally get to try some!

Trick or Treating Video:

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