New Year's Day (1/1/12)

We spent our New Year's Day at the Beach - it was the perfect day to go as the weather was so warm. We had a great time; it was KiKi's first time to play at the beach and her first time to touch the sand. Chloe has grown up a lot since the last time we went; she actually put sand on her legs (just last April, she didn't want even a speck of sand touching her while we were in Maui and over the summer, she would play with the sand but as long as she was on the blanket). She also explored all over the beach and had a great time collecting rocks for Daddy.


Grandpa Peter and Grandma Debbie joined us after a while. Uncle Bill (Peter's brother) and cousin Caleb (Bill's grandson) showed up a bit later which was great as Caleb and Chloe had a lot of fun running all over the beach together, playing in the sand, and jumping in the waves (well, Caleb jumped in them, Chloe liked to look at them from the comfort of Daddy's arms).


Here are some pictures from the day:

Christmas Day (12/25/11)

Here's some pics from our Christmas Morning:

Keely's first picture of the day...

Keely's first awake picture of the day - "What's going on?"

Somebody's excited for Christmas Morning :)

Chloe's first picture of the day

Sisters!

As Chloe was walking down the stairs and before she saw the tree with the presents under it, she said, "Presents!" We were both so surprised that she had any idea of what was going on. She immediately ran to the tree and picked out a gift then turned around and showed us it. Then she swung around again and picked out another gift and handed it to Keely. Amazingly, the gift she handed to Keely was for Keely and the gift she picked out for herself was for herself. How smart our little girl is!

The gift Chloe picked out for Keely

Keely actually seemed very interested in the gifts (probably the crinkling of the paper) and seemed like she wanted to try to open them.

Four stockings on the fireplace (Keely's stocking was one of her gifts)

"Let's see...which one next?"

Gingerbread House-Making Party (12/3/11)

This was our 2nd Annual Gingerbread House Making Party (with friends and family) and it was a lot of fun!

Keely was supervising in her sleep :)

Monica & Tim's creation

Chocolate Chips and Icing make for a really yummy roof!

Helping Auntie Becky with her decorations

We rarely get pictures of just the two of us anymore so this was a treat!

A little Grandma time after her nap

Our adorable nephew - what a face!

Christmas Tree Decorating (12/2/11)

This year, Chloe was super excited about picking out our Christmas tree. We happened to pick out the first one we saw in the variety that we wanted. It was HUGE and we loved it right away!

There is a picture from 2010 that is similar to this of Chloe checking out a strand of lights - it's amazing to see how much she's grown over the year.

Our tallest tree yet!

KiKi supervising from her swing :)

Jeremiah is 6' 1" - so now you can see just how tall the tree really is!

My favorite part about Christmas decorations is the tree and all the lights, so of course I needed a picture too ;)

Setting up the Nativity Scene with Daddy.

Pretty lights!