Pretzel Making

We made pretzels one day last week when we were stuck inside because of the snow. The boys had a blast! Some weren't the best looking (see video of Andrew) but they made a yummy snack!

Family Fun Day

We had a "family fun day" one Saturday after being sick and being inside for a couple of weeks. We (ok, mainly me) had to get out!! We went to the Childrens' Museum. We had a great time but then Andrew got the flu a couple days afterwards. It was still worth it!

Christmas with the Hahn's

It's been a long time since I've posted so there may be a few postings! We had a late Christmas at the Hahn's. Aunt Ang was in town so it was good to see her along with Yeh Yeh, Bama Betty, and Great Bama (Andrew can't quite say "grandma" yet).

This was Josh's favorite present of Will's - a football uniform. Josh used to get them when he was a child and wanted Will to have one. Will wasn't as excited as Josh was hoping when he was opening it but now loves putting on his pants, jersey, socks, and helmet.

Bama Betty got Andrew a race car driver helmet!

We went to Great Bama's to show Josh her new place. The boys LOVED all the long hallways - they thought it was an indoor track!

Merry Christmas!

We went to my parent's for Christmas this year. It was really fun with the boys this year! Will was full of questions about Santa and wondering how Santa was going to find the house since there weren't lights on the top of Grandpa's house and so on. We went to church on Christmas Eve and then had dinner with Aunt Linda and Uncle Ken. On Christmas, we opened presents with my parents in the morning. In the afternoon, we stopped by my Aunt Linda's, went to Aunt Diana's for dinner, and then opened presents at my parents house with my sister and her family. We had a great day!

When we got home, we made a gingerbread house with the boys. Traditionally, we always made one at my aunt's but we ran out of time so we took it home to work on it. The boys enjoyed it but it kept collapsing - I think there was too much weight from all the candy on the roof!! Josh finally got it to stand!!

Snow!

These pictures were from our time at my parents in Chicago. I put them on the blog especially for Luke, Will and Andrew's cousin, that doesn't see snow very often in Texas!! The boys loved playing in the snow. It was great to get bundled up and get some fresh air!

Will is working on a snow angel.

My dad pulled Andrew and I on a sled. Andrew loved being pulled! We went around looking at Christmas lights.

Will on a huge pile of snow at the end of the driveway!

Will shoveling the grass....

Andrew's Birthday Video

Here is a video of us singing to him. He sang along with us! He was pretty excited about his special day!

Andrew's 2nd Birthday

Andrew turned 2 on Saturday so we had a family birthday party for him. He was a little unsure at first but really got into it once he started opening presents. He is a busy little boy - he loves playing with cars or anything that his big brother plays with. Andrew loves to play chase or anything that involves running. He also likes animals, reading books, and singing. He is a pretty bad eater.....I made a big late Thanksgiving dinner and he ate a roll. Needless to say, we had his favorite, pizza, for his birthday! He is also talking so much more now - he is talking using multiple words. It's fun listening to him!!

Josh and I got him a kitchen after a little debating....Josh thought it may be a little girlie but he loves it!! (I won that discussion!) He got a lot of food to go with it!

Andrew and his superhero brother

Grandma Betty made horses for the boys - they love them!

We went to the zoo. It was a bit cold but fun to get outside and run around a little. No comment about the lions mating....

When someone would ask Andrew how old he was, he would say, "5."

He loves dinosaurs so we had a dinosaur party complete with toys and tattoos. The cake took a lot longer to make than I thought it would but it was worth it after seeing his face!

We had a great day! Thanks to all the family that was able to come to make it a special day for him!!