Ho Ho Ho!

Have you visited Santa yet?  Santa was nice enough to come to the lobby of our apartment complex, so there was no lines and only a little tears.  We are getting really excited for Christmas around here. The presents are wrapped and ready to go.  I spent today cleaning my house so I can leave for the next few weeks and come back to a clean house.  Now all that's left is to finish packing up tonight and then we are going to my parents tomorrow and then on to Utah Saturday night.  We are so excited and can't wait to visit.

A boy after my own heart

Today Alden and Leigh were napping while I was laying in bed reading.  When Alden woke up he came in to get me.  He walks in and says "up" and wants to lay down and snuggle right up next to me.  He then tells me he's hungry.  So I asked what he would like to eat.  His reply is "chick, fries, and lemonade".  Around our house this means one thing...Chick-fil-a.  I just started laughing and said that we might be able to make that a possibility for dinner tonight.  I love watching him discover and learn new things each day and I especially love that he is developing opinions and is able to express them.  Sometimes it's difficult since he is a toddler and once his mind is made up it's hard to distract him or change it, but when the request is Chick-fil-a, I'm not going to complain.  I had just been lying there asking myself what was I going to get started on for dinner.  And thanks to Alden, now it's going to be an easy dinner tonight!

A post of pictures

I've finally got Patrick to help me with all of our pictures, since they aren't on this computer.  (Our mac died a few weeks ago and we've been struggling with transferring everything over to our other dying computer).  Here is just a ton of pictures from the past little while.  Enjoy!

Chillin' in our pjs

 Patrick wore this church outfit when he was little, it's too little for Alden now, but it makes a great picture

 About to go out Trick or Treating

 Leigh's blessing day

 Eating raisins with Oma

 Leigh hanging out with Opa

 Our "juicy" baby

 Look at those cheeks

 New shoes!!  He wore them out of the store and had to wear them with our pjs and again first thing the next morning

 About to go to one of our Halloween Parties (A cowboy and his piggy)

 Alden won the costume contest at one party

 New church clothes

Leigh's 2 month check up

My baby is getting so big!!  We just got back from taking Leigh to the doctor for her two month check up.  She is getting so big and the time is just flying by.  She is weighing in at 13.2 lbs and is 22 inches long.  I knew she had put on some weight, but I was shocked at how much.  She's in the 93rd percentile.  We just love her chubby cheeks and legs.  The nurse today kept calling her "juicy".  I think that is a perfect way to describe Leigh.  She's so sweet and smiling.  The doctor was checking her and she just kept smiling and cooing at him.  She had to get a bunch of shots today and I always hate that part.  But she did well and then we were ready to go.  We got home and she took her medicine, nursed a little, and then passed out.  I remember Alden always taking really good and long naps on days that he got his shots.  I wish I had a current picture of her on this computer, but I don't.  I'll try to upload one later this afternoon.  But now, both babes are sleeping so I've got stuff to do.  Mostly that means I'll probably lay down for a nap too :)

Enjoying a Fall Afternoon

I know I have lots to catch up on, but currently both children are asleep.  And so I will be joining them shortly.  We spent the morning out and about shopping for Halloween/Fall decorations and Halloween costumes.  Last night as I was up nursing Leigh I was brainstorming ideas to keep me awake.  Hopefully they will turn out the way I imagined.  Here are a few pictures from a few weeks ago when we were staying at my parents while Patrick was in Utah for work.  It was beautiful weather so we spent our afternoons outside playing.  Hopefully I'll get more pictures up here soon.  This weekend we have Oma and Opa and Tyler coming to play with us.  We are so excited!  I hope I remember to bust out my camera a little more.

This is Alden's favorite place to be at Grammie and Poppy's house

 Leigh is soaking up the sun and watching Alden play

After nap snuggle time

A few weeks ago after Alden woke up from his nap he came in to find Leigh.  He always likes to know where she is and who is with her.  I love how much he loves her.  Here are some pictures of them laying around on the big bed.

Fun Afternoon

Look how big my boy looks in these pictures!!  Thanks Oma and Opa for the fun package yesterday.  Alden loves the play-doh and it kept us entertained yesterday afternoon.