Aiden's Christmas Program

Aiden's preschool put on a Christmas Program with its church's Sunday School classes on Christmas Eve. Unfortunately the teacher didn't get the material for this year's program until a few weeks ago, so she was a little stressed trying to teach her preschoolers the program. There were a few extra practices, one that we had to miss for being out of town. So I think Aiden was a little clueless as to what was really going on. It was quite funny to watch him, as he was 'that kid' who was in his own little world and doing his own funny things. They asked that we keep the flashes off our cameras in respect for being in church-so my pictures aren't very clear. I was also trying to take video at the same time, so some of the pictures I wanted (like Aiden holding up his star) I didn't get on the still camera, but do have it on video. But you can get the idea of how Aiden was by the different positions he is in :)

The little kids each held up a star while the narrators told us about each virtue named on the star. Then they carried it up to the tree and one of the older kids put it on. Aiden had the first star which was "Joy" and so I was caught off guard, not knowing what was going on until it was too late to pick up the still camera :( But he was funny and cute doing it!

My cousin Tina came to see Aiden's program, and we were excited she was there! She held Devin the whole time which was a great help :)

Here Aiden is not paying attention

He did try to sing the songs (I even heard him practicing at home a few times) but when I was reading his lips, I realized most of the time he was making up his own words.

All in all it was cute. This was his first program...ever. And I think he wanted to watch more than participate, but I'm still proud of him :) Maybe next time he'll get it a little more.

And Tina got Devin to zonk out :)

Devin's Christmas Photos

Devin was in a pretty good mood the other day, so I took the opportunity to do a little photo shoot with him. I actually think I did a pretty ok job :) Here are some of my favorites. It's almost like he's saying something a little different in each picture-I love it.

Gotta love the drool

After I put him on his tummy, he was really really really trying to roll over-and then getting pretty frustrated with himself. He actually did roll over a few days before I took these pictures-in our bed after he woke up. I missed it :( I went upstairs to his crying and found him on his back! He sleeps on his tummy!! I was so excited for him-then thinking I'm doomed! :)

I ended up helping him roll back over, and he had a lot to say to me after that!

This almost doesn't even look like him!

Here's my happy baby ;)

Cute huh :)

Ice Storm

We had a nasty Ice storm pass through last night. I don't know about you, but the only thing ice storms are good for is making the trees look pretty. Since we don't really have any trees-except our neighbors behind us-I decided to take a few shots of our outside garland covered in ice.

Thanks to Laura, we finally got a decent family picture taken-Thanks Laura!
Merry Christmas!

Brothers

Everyone seems to ask me all the time how Aiden is having a brother now. So I figured I would show you :) He is the best big brother-always helping when he can. He lets me know when Devin is going to cry-and to help him. He loves to try and make him laugh, and he has been doing a great job sharing and showing Devin what to do with his toys. I had them on the couch and it was just so cute.

Devin's been babbling a lot more lately and making these funny faces

Eating of the fist is a common occurrence-I call him my little cannibal

Here Aiden is showing Devin the Christmas mobile he made at school

Now he's tickling his feet

And just being plain goofy. I love to watch the two of them playing and can't wait for Devin to be a little bigger and capable of interacting more. I know Aiden will just love it, and has a best friend for life. I have the best boys...well most of them time ;)

Here is a little video of Aiden sharing. Devin was sitting on my lap and Aiden was having a snack and wanted Devin to have a bite. It was so cute, and I didn't want to disturb Devin's position on me, fearing he wouldn't be reacting the same if I moved him to get a better angle for the video. So I apologize for the constant back and forth...

Santa

Over the past few weeks we have gone to a few Christmas parties and seen Santa. Since we have done this I opted not to stand in the forever long lines at the mall to get another picture with Santa...so here is what we've got! The first one was back at my dad's Sportsmen Club, where my parents, sisters, and Sandy all came. We even saw our cousins and Aunt Carol briefly-poor Kara was sick and couldn't make it.

Kiki and Devin

Me, Devin, Lauren, and Hilary

I told Aiden to make sure he told Santa what he wanted for Christmas-and all he would say was "I want presents!" Easy to please :)

Look at all those goodies!
(Shannon, Chloe, Dillon, Devin, and Aiden)

The next time we saw Santa was at a local retirement home near our house where they hosted a "Breakfast with Santa". Hilary and Lauren were in town and joined the boys and I there. It was cute, and Micah was even able to make it!

Hilary and Devin

Same thing-he just wanted presents ;)

Aiden's Crafts

Here is a video of Aiden showing off his stocking he made in preschool and singing his version of "Jingle Bells". I don't know quite what the song turned into-but I think it's cute :) Not biased or anything :)

Overwhelmed

I feel like I have totally neglected my blog these past few weeks...
I have been feeling pretty overwhelmed these past few weeks with all the traveling we have been doing, and all the things that pile up when you are away. I take a look at my house and can't believe it looks the way it does. I have been trying to put up Christmas decorations since the beginning of the month, and still not done. The outside lights have me so confused, and trying to put them up myself without Micah being home to help with the boys has proved a near impossible task. Of course we won't be having any lights on the roof this year, but I'm still trying to make our house look festive. And the fact that we are hosting a resident interview party this week hasn't helped my anxiety at all. I really love to entertain, and actually can't wait for the party, but I just have so much to do...I'm really hoping Micah can be more available this week-but we'll see. Well, I just wanted to update quick while I had a quiet moment. I'm off to put Aiden down for a nap, pray that Devin stays asleep for another few hours, and I can finally try and finish figuring out my outside lights!

Devin's Feeding

Devin is now 4 months old and just had a check up. He was 16 lbs 14 oz and 26 inches. He still is in the 90%tile for both his height and his weight. Doctor says he is looking great and has great motor development for his age. He is starting to get the "tripod" sit better, and even balances well when sitting on my lap. That's not expected for another 2 months! He has definitely found his feet and loves to grab them whenever he can. He discovered that if he pushes up on his arms when he's on his tummy he can see a lot more! This has made putting him to bed a little more difficult as he sleeps on his tummy-and just wants to look around :) He's been pretty good at night, usually going about 8 hours. The only thing is he goes to bed fairly early (8:30ish) and sometimes is up around 4ish. So I don't always get a straight night's sleep, but occasionally he surprises me. Now that he is 4 months we get to start cereal and in the next few weeks we can start veggies and fruits. Of course we had to record this milestone, so here are a few pictures of his first cereal feeding we did tonight :) And yes, that is all drool over his shirt -all his bibs I brought were already soaked (we're visiting my parents)...I wouldn't be surprised if we saw some teeth in the next month or so.

Yummy yummy in the tummy!

what a ham!

He actually did really well! A lot better than Aiden did.. He pretty much ate it all.

Look at those cheeks! :) I can't get over how big he is...holy cow! Where does the time go...