Wildlights

Our first Christmas activity of the year was going to see the Columbus Zoo Wildlights with the Jones boys. They were so impressive!! Rebekah loved going around pointing at them all, and hanging out with her Godfather. Bethany wasn't happy until we got to see some elephants!

Extended Family

One of Rebekah's Godfathers and his family made the long trip up to Buffalo to celebrate her birthday with her. It was a whirlwind weekend, and we squeezed as much fun out of it as we could. The kids got along great, and the adults had a late Saturday night! We loved having them up and can't wait for our next visit!

The Party

The party was awesome! The present opening was kind of crazy - the big kids opened most of Bekah's presents for her. She was ok with that because she got them once they were out of the packaging. She loved her cell phone from G.G.s Faye and Richard.

I'm so thankful for Rebekah. Her sweet, happy nature is a constant blessing in our house. We love hearing her babblings, and watching her think new things through. I love how she's already so much different than Bethany - such a unique personality to love!

The Joneses

We had so much fun playing with the Joneses all weekend (in between wedding commitments). I think Bethers developed a crush on Matthew... she's going for the older boys!

The Jones Boys!

Bethany got to meet baby Benjamin while she was down in Ohio too, although the real highlight for her was being able to hang out with Matthew. She was entertained for hours by his high energy level!

Thanksgiving

Bethany's first Thanksgiving was a lot of fun! We went to Aunt Karen and Uncle Tom's house, and Bethany immediately got on the floor to play with her cousin, Ben. She also agreed to a little photo shoot with cousin, Jonas.
She had lots of new things to eat for dinner. Potatoes with gravy (which she didn't really appreciate), cole slaw (which she got down ok), cranberries (which she wasn't sure about), and whipped cream for desert (which she loved).Once it got to be about Bethany's bedtime, we all hopped into the car and started our trip down to Ohio for the weekend! Yay!

Baptism Bash

Bethany's cousin, Ben, was baptized yesterday. It was a beautiful ceremony, which Bethany got almost all the way through without crying. There were a lot of babies there, so I don't think anyone minded her fussiness too much! Then we all headed over to Jenn and Tim's for lunch and a party! Beth and Ben had some serious fun with Ben's activity table. Bethany was really jealous that Ben's already standing, so she spent the whole day wanting to be up on her feet with him. She completely crashed after the party!

And the picnic continues...

Here is the promised picture of the 4 cousins.. and a couple other cute ones my mom had. I tried to post about our 4th of July adventures this morning, but blogger wouldn't let me. I guess you're going to have to wait until I'm home again to do it. I know you're going to be dying in suspense, but there's just nothing I can do about it.

Mike is such a dork.

Look at Ben... so American!

Beth and Ben

Bethany met another cousin today! She has so many friends already. Ben was slightly more curious then Beth (maybe because he's 2 months older), but neither of them cared too much. Ah well, at least Beth had fun playing with someone else's toys, and she'll have someone to play with when she does start caring.