Thanksgiving 2009

I have a really bad habit of taking pictures during family get together such as Thanksgiving holidays.  And this year was no exception, especially with a brand to baby to tend to. 

We enjoyed Thanksgiving this year with Matt’s family at their house.  As usual, the food and the company we great and we all had a great time!  Maybe next year I will take more pictures of all the festivities!

Family of Four Photo Shoot!

When Grant was a month old we had a family photo shoot and it was important for us to do the same when Charlotte was added to our family.  Plus we needed a cute picture for Christmas cards this year.  Kris Evans (http://www.krisevans.com) was great!  She worked really well with the kiddos and Grant loved to play with her youngest daughter.  We got lots of cute pictures!  Thanks Kris, we will be seeing you again!

Charlotte is 2 months old!

Another month as flown by and Charlotte is now 2 months old!  It just seems like I blogged about her 1 month birthday!  Here is what she has done this month:

• you are still sleeping in our room in the pack ‘n play and you slept your longest stretch yet 9:00pm to 2:45am.  We loved the extra sleeping time.
• you like to lay on your activity mat and look at the animals.
• we have tummy time almost every day and you have rolled over three times…from your front to your back. 
• you started smiling at mommy and daddy!  The first smile mommy was changing your diaper and you  just looked up and smiled!  So sweet!
• you love to look at the ceiling fan in all the rooms and you give them lots of smiles too.
• you have started to coo and “talk”…we love to listen to you.
• you are still nursing about 5 times a day and taking a bottle about 2 or 3 times.  Although your feeding are getting farther in between.
• you are taking great naps during the day.  Your longest one in the afternoon.
• you outgrew your newborn clothes and are now in 3 month clothes. 

We are taking Charlotte to the doctor next week for her 2 month check-up and we are excited to see how she has grown!  This past month was so exciting with lots of milestones!

Let’s compare…

Growing bigger every day!

Two Beautiful Kiddos!

You can never have too many picture of your kids!  I’m sure that many times Grant and Charlotte get tired of me having my camera stuck in their faces!   This post is mostly for the grandparents and great-grandparents that can’t get enough of their grandchildren!

Thanksgiving “Feast”

Grant’s preschool had a Thanksgiving “feast” for all the kids and their parents on the last Thursday before the holidays.  Each parent signed up to bring a dish and all the kids “feasted”!  Matt went on his lunch break to eat with Grant and Charlotte and I came a little later. 

It was so cute, Grant was dressed as an Indian!  Matt and I were both surprised that he was actually wearing the headband and leaving it on.  There were tons of kids there and an equal number of proud parents taking pictures.

Grant got to feast on turkey slices, cheese cubes, cheetos, grapes, macaroni and cheese and ,of course, lots of desserts!  He had a great time with his friends and teachers. 

We thank God for Grant too…everyday!

Matthew turned the big 30!

Yes, it is true…Matt is officially out of his twenties and onto the thirties!  We were so blessed to get to spend this special milestone with lots of friends and family.  We organized a birthday party dinner for Matt and 20 of our friends and family at a restaurant we love called Cava Bistro.

We had a 4 course dinner complete with appetizer platters, salads and soups, entrees, and desserts platters.  The food and atmosphere was wonderful and the company of friends and family was even better.

Many of the friends there were Matt’s friends from high school and even some that he knew from elementary school!

We had a great time and everyone was very complimentary of the food, company and atmosphere!  We are so glad that we have such special friends to share these special times with! 

30 is the new 20 after all!

Desperate for some sleep…