Almost as if Weston Found an Old Friend

I came across these pictures from when we were in Erie at the zoo over spring break. Weston and this ape (baboon...orangutan...whatever) sat and looked at each other for at least 2 minutes. Then at about the same time they both walked away. It always makes me smile.

Holden's First Movie

Holden wanted to make his own Thomas video so he played out the following story, he was telling it as he went, but the audio isn't very clear.

A Little Snow Goes a Long Way!

When Addie got up this morning she was so excited that, "winter is back!" So Addie, Holden and I went out to play for a little while after church today. Once we got out there and realized that we did not have enough snow for a snow tunnel, all they wanted me to do was pull them in the sled (since it didn't go down our mostly grassy hill). We got a new camera for Christmas so I figured it was the perfect chance to check it out.

Happy Birthday Weston!

It's hard to believe that our baby is 1 already!

He's such a fun little guy, with LOTS of energy and smiles.
Weston's walking and talking (okay, he says mama, maema (grandma), dada, and peez (please - I want that!)...these do technically count as words!).

He is ALL boy as he is constantly climbing, wrestling with his brother and he LOVES to play with anything with wheels (tractors, cars, trains, purple barbie convertibles, etc...).

We have been so blessed by Weston this past year. He is truly a joy to have in our home and we look forward to seeing continue to learn and grow in the coming year.

O Christmas Tree....

We enjoyed our annual Thanksgiving weekend outing to the Tree Farm to pick out our Christmas tree. While there was no snow this year, there was plenty of MUD! The mud in combination with Weston's new found love of walking, NOT being carried, made for a "fun" time for all! Always an adventure, the truck broke down on the way to the farm, so we ended up taking the van...not as much fun for the kiddos (or dad), but we enjoyed our time just the same.

Family Picture

Well...we attempted to get a family picture this month. Thanks to our good friend Holly, along with her 3 kiddos, for their excellent job on getting everyone (almost everyone) to look at the camera and smile!

"I'm so sick"

It's been quite rainy and gloomy around here, which I'm convinced makes sick kids feel sicker. They've been cooped up, coughing, wheezing, sneezing and snotting....but I still think they're cute nonetheless....

Addie the cowgirl, Holden wearing triple pairs of underwear (just in case!) and Weston with beautiful blue eyes to help offset the green boogery nose!