1 week 'til Christmas

Merry, Merry!
We are really excited to celebrate Kevin's first Christmas!

Weekly update

It's been a busy week. Last Saturday we went to dinner at Justin & Mishi's place in Aurora. Mishi made a great Hot-Pot dinner & we played Wii (I am really good at Wii tennis!) Justin wasn't too comfortable with Kevin as a newborn, but they bonded on Saturday night.

Sunday we put up our Christmas tree and I baked a ton of cookies. Kevin can't crawl yet, so we went ahead and put up the tree in our living room. We debated about putting it on our deck, but I like it better in the house with the ornaments. Each night when we turn it on, Kevin is fascinated with the lights.

A special thanks to the Skinners for sending Kevin his new train toy. It is really loud and makes Kevin laugh each time the train whistle blows.

Lastly, here is a video Nate took last week. Kevin is so silly :)

8 months old!

At 8 months, Kevin is sooo close to crawling. He just can't seem to get moving. That is okay with us. He is content to sit on a blanket and play with all his toys. We plan to spend the weekend baby-proofing! So far, he only has one tooth. I am just waiting for the cries as they come in.

Hope you all are enjoying the Holiday season. We are getting our tree this weekend.

Trip to Phoenix

I know we normally blog about Kevin's adventures, but I thought you might like to know what we did this weekend. Nate was a groomsman in his friend Ryan's wedding. We flew to Phoenix for the event. While we were both sad to leave Kevin, it was nice to spend time with old friends and get dressed up for a fancy party. Kevin was in the experienced hands of Grandmom & Grandpop.

Thanksgiving Vacation

We returned yesterday from our Thanksgiving vacation in North Carolina. It was a trip full of many "firsts" for Kevin. Most notably, his first plane ride, first visit with good friends, first time in a swimming pool, and first trip to the beach. We started the trip last Friday and stayed with our friends in Raleigh. They were so wonderful to us and let us borrow a load of baby gear for the week. Kevin met Lily and they had a fun time playing with all of her toys. Saturday morning we drove to Sunset Beach and stayed there the remainder of the week. Grandpop, Uncle Brian & Dad enjoyed a lot of golf while me and Grandmom spent loads of time with Kevy. He was such a good baby, even behaving while Grandmom and I strolled nic-nac shops & went out for lunch.

This Thanksgiving we recognize that we have a lot to be thankful for. We hope you all had a wonderful holiday.










Nate is dipping Kev's feet in the ocean - it was very cold!!!

Happy Veteran's Day

Uncle Joe had fun feeding Kevin yesterday. Lucky for me, Kevin loves to eat his veggies.

Today, he was all smiles while eating his peas! Oh yes, I also have to mention that he usually sneezes while eating the green veggies. So gross - peas fly everywhere! I suppose I should get used to it!


It's great to spend the day with Kevin today :) It's 60 degress today, so we are off to the park to meet our friends....

7 months old

(Kevin is clapping for the camera)

Kevin is 7 months old today! It is such a joy to watch his personality develop. We are so lucky, he is such a happy kid. Kevin's teacher's at school have a contest each morning - who can get Kevin to laugh first. It's not too hard. This month Kevin learned to sit up and to clap. He laughs so hard when he claps, it make us laugh too.

ps - we are NOT fans of the end to day light savings. Kevin was very, very confused this morning. Our plan to keep Kevin awake late last night backfired, he still woke up early.