Jim is used to being treated like a giant trampoline by the big kids, so he decided to let Danny in on the fun.
The more the merrier!
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While at my parents’ house, my mom and I took the kids to the park up the block. The girls’ minds were blown by the fact that we could WALK to a park. We can’t walk to anything other than the mailbox at our CT house without risking our necks. Gotta love California suburban sidewalks!
Whether asleep…
…or awake…
…this guy makes me smile! Danny just had his 4 month check-up and weighed in at 15 lbs (just over 50th percentile), and measured 24.5 inches tall (25-50th percentile). He’s getting more and more laid-back as he gets older; he’s probably the most relaxed of all the kids so far. He giggles when I change his diaper or tickle his neck. His smiles start out shy and then get increasingly broader and spread over his whole face. He loves to play with toys within reach when he’s sitting in his bouncy seat. He’s nursing really well, but doesn’t take a bottle. I’ll be starting solid foods soon – I hope he likes it! I wake him up just enough to feed him before I go to bed, and he then wakes up to eat once more each night, and then sleeps until 7:30 or 8:00 before he’s up for the day. He wants to sleep in just one area of his crib, tucked into the corner with his head against the bumper – if I put him elsewhere, he squirms back into his favorite position. He loves to be held and is almost always happy as long as he’s in someone’s lap. I love this kid! We made our annual trip down to Pennsylvania for Jim’s extended family New Year’s Eve gathering. The girls were so thrilled by all the big kids that I barely saw them during the whole party; they simply flitted from one group to another (and made frequent trips to the dessert table). Here’s Susie and Danny with some of the big girls, Cody, Molly and Megan:
Jimmy kept Chloe company while she read:
Chloe and Molly getting in some Danny cuddles:
Aunt Amy and Susie (this is Susie’s version of looking at the camera):
Aunt Sherry and Becky taking a trip down memory lane:
Molly, baby-holder extraordinaire:
Pappy and Danny (sporting his Steelers outfit):
Jimmy taking on the competition in air hockey:
Landon giving Jimmy a thrill ride in a toy stroller:
Jimmy returning the favor:
Uncle Mike finally getting hugs from the girls (after Becky spent all evening trying to avoid the poor guy!):
Jimmy deciding the checkers board made a better roadway than game:
Our gracious hosts, Aunt Peg and Uncle Tom:
Aunt Peg and her youngest grand-nephew:
Here we are in 2013! I’ll start off this year’s blog posts with what are probably my favorite pictures from 2012. I love these shots I took of my parents with all the kids. These following three photos look almost identical, but watching Danny’s expression change from bewilderment to downright consternation just cracks me up. Here’s to many more family photos in 2013!
As we ring in the new year (AGAIN! Didn’t we just do this?) I’m thinking about all the wonderful times I spent with my family in 2012, especially my time with my parents, Grandma, and sister earlier this month. On the night we celebrated an early Christmas, we all gathered in the family room for photos. Pictures with little ones are never easy, but it was such a joy to be crammed onto the couch with some of my favorite people in the world! May your new year be crammed with all sorts of good times with good people – even wiggly ones!
Some of my earliest childhood memories are of a tiny California theme park called “Fairyland” (interestingly enough, some of my father’s earliest memories are of the same park!). My mom, sister and I had the privilege of taking our kids there during our trip, and watching them fall in love with the same statues and scenes. We even let the girls wear their new “fairy wings” that my mom got them. Here’s to another generation of Fairyland fans!
Finally! Here are some pictures from our California Christmas (a.k.a. – only the beginning of the gift-getting marathon that is December for our kids!).
Our Connecticut Christmas was a big hit! We had a lovely, relaxing day with Jim’s parents.
We had a big brunch (you can see the girls enjoying their new Rapunzel placemats)
The kids got all the toys they wanted and MANY more. Here’s the aftermath:
We spent all day playing with the haul. I made waffles with my new waffle maker, listened to music on my new speaker, and laughed at the kids living it up.
Everyone was feeling so merry, they even shared their gifts. Becky put down her beloved princess doll set long enough to give a few good whacks to Jimmy’s new workbench:
While Jimmy pretended he had his own set of wheels:
And Daddy let Danny marvel at his new tablet stand.
Susie drifted off to sleep beside her long-anticipated Minnie Mouse doll fashion case.
Sweet dreams for everyone. |
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