Sweet Baby Talk

As Henley gets older she continues to talk, coo and smile at us. It is so adorable and we have been trying to catch it on video. Tonight she was talking alot and we got some of it on video! The cooing is intermittent, but cute. We can not wait for everyone to meet and see her soon!

Ho, Ho, Ho Who Wouldn' t Go?

Last year was a hilarious reminder of how children might like the idea of Santa Claus, but maybe not so fond of him in real life! Christian talks about Santa Claus and walks around saying, HO, HO, HO! However this weekend we took the kids to breakfast with Santa and Henley was probably the only one who enjoyed sitting on his lap! Christian was not having any of Santa this year either! We had hoped maybe watching some of his friends sitting on Santa's lap would encourage him, but nope! Brian and I showed Christian Santa before breakfast and Santa looked over and waved. Well lets just say, you could of heard a scream probably from outside the Tavern! Brian and I were in hysterics because we thought this year was the year to sit on Santa's lap! Oh Well, at least Henley did not mind and we got a great photo with her and Santa!

Breakfast with Santa was at the Village Tavern at the Summit. They had arts and crafts, breakfast of course and pictures with Santa. When we got there it was buzzing with excitement of little children waiting to catch a glimpse of Santa! I love watching them all run around and making crafts. Christian made a stocking and reindeer ornament that went on out tree when we got home. He had a great time except Santa! When we were in the line with Henley for the picture Christian kept pointing in the other direction screaming that way, that way! Last year he was so terrorized and we made him sit on Santa's lap for a picture. We decided this year if he was scared we would not push the situation! So no picture with Santa for Christian! I think he would have run out of the restaurant if we were not holding him!

This weekend we are going on the Polar Express ride and Santa is on the train with everybody! I hope there is not a screaming two year old the whole hour?! We are looking forward to this because Christian loves trains! I will have the video camera, so stay tuned for some hilarious footage of Christian and Santa!

Christmas Fun!

Today Julie, Bennett and Preston came over for a play date. Since Julie is not working anymore it is nice to get together. We should spend more time together since we all live in the same town! I thought it would be fun for the kids to make sugar cookies and decorate them. Since they are still both so young I rolled them out and cut them into different Christmas shapes! It took longer than expected, but we got them cooked and ready to decorate or eat!? We put the icing in bowls and got out the sprinkles and red hots. They decorated trees, stockings and stars at the table. I am not so sure they knew what they were supposed to be doing, but they knew how to eat what they were doing. I think Julie was a little worried about the mess, but it honestly was no big deal. Everything is washable! We both took some pictures of the decorating and it was a fun morning! A great tradition I have always done with my mom at the Holidays and want to continue with my kids! The babies slept through it all and I am sure will enjoy it next year! When Julie and the kids left, Christian and I continued to decorate and he had fun eating his masterpieces!

Sibling Love!

Most days Christian loves to sit and hold or just be near Henley! I think she enjoys it too because she just smiles at him when he talks to her! It is the sweetest thing! Anyhow most of the time it is innocent and he is gentle, but sometimes it gets rough! The other day she had a huge red bump on her head because he hit her with his play mop! I could of killed him! This particular morning he was trying to feed her his pop tart! He does not quite understand she does not have teeth! Here are some pictures!

Frosty the Snowman

A few weeks ago I bought Christian a 4 disc DVD set that has all the Holiday Classics. He absolutely loves Frosty the Snowman and has learned all the words.......at least some are understandable. He sings the song and you know some of what he is saying, but mostly you know the tune of the song! Anyhow, he also has the book Frosty the Snowman and wants to sing it all the time. Last night I was holding Henley and Christian picked up the Frosty book and brought it over to Henley, opened it up and started singing it to her! It was THE cutest thing I have ever seen! I jumped up and grabbed the video camera! When he was done singing to her he kisses her on the head! Christian loves his little sister so much it is the sweetest thing ever! He also wanted to say hi to his Nene and Poppy! Here is the video and I hope it makes you smile ear to ear like it does me! Enjoy!

2 months old already!

Today Henley had her two month check up. We dropped Christian off at school and headed over to the doctor. She was in a great mood and had no idea what was awaiting her in the next hour. I was shocked because when we got to the office and we hardly had to wait! We lucked out because sometimes you can be there for eternity! When we got to the room I stripped her down and it was time for the big weigh in.......drumrolll please.......Henley weighed in at 10lbs and 13oz. This put her in the 50% percentile for weight. Her length was 231/4 inches and that put her in the 80% percentile for height! WOW! I think she could be bigger than her brother? I looked up Christian's stats and the only big difference was height. He was 22 inches at two months and weighed 10lbs. 10oz. I think she will surpass me in height ( which is not hard), but not anyone else in the family! Kidding aside I am so happy that she is healthy and growing wonderfully! Henley is cooing and smiling up a storm and doing all the things at her age that she should be! Besides this stupid cold that she can not seem to get rid of, she is PERFECT! I am doing an alternate vaccine schedule like I did with Christian, so she only received two shots and an oral. She was very upset after her shots and slept almost the rest of the afternoon. When she finally decided to wake up, she was all smiles! I feel so blessed to have two healthy thriving children! I just can not believe how quick they grow up! Enjoy the pictures!