Abby Comes Home

Abby came home last Wednesday to a couple of sisters who were very eager to meet her! It was very different leaving the hospital without any fanfare, but kind of nice. I really enjoyed my alone time with Abby in the hospital - but am oh-so-glad to be home!

Beach Day

We made our annual beach trip to the mall yesterday. After several failed attempts to make a castle, we gave up and went home!

Laff Christmas

Our first Christmas celebration was tons of fun. Bethany is using her new fancy camera like crazy, and Rebekah is "cooking" up a storm. The kids are so much fun this year!!

Ready for Christmas

This tree took a lot of doing to put up! Once we finally located our tree (in my parents' garage), we opened the box, only to discover that somehow the entire base of our tree was missing. So, Matthew headed off to the store and bought us a new one. Then we went to put up the lights, and only 1 of our 3 strands worked. Off I went to the store to buy us new lights. Finally, we got to the ornaments! All the expense was worth it though, look how much fun we had!

Griffis Sculpture Park

It was our first time to Griffis Sculpture Park, and it was well worth it! It was a little muddy, which inspired the toddlers' theme of the day - "I don't know about this!", but we had so much fun exploring and just being outdoors. I love that the weather this week is so gorgeous!

Raking

We finally have a rake!

First House Project

Bethany and I are slowly working on our first house project! We're trying to get all the wallpaper out of the bathroom, which is turning out to be a lot more time consuming than we imagined. Then a nice coat of paint, and our bathroom might look somewhat presentable!

Go, Buckeyes!

Bethany and Rebekah went to their first annual skull session this weekend. Poor Rebekah was terrified of the bus, but she braved it all right. They both enjoyed the music, and got into the cheering. Go, Buckeyes!! (And Go, Bills!! who are about to beat New England!)

Our House

The long lapse in blogging has been due to several things. Mostly, our new house (and lack of internet in that house)!! Not enough unpacking has been done, but we've sure been enjoying it! Also - Matt and I are soon to have baby #3! The new arrival is going to be early March. We can't wait!

Zoo Day

Swim Class

Matthew and I gave Bethany swim classes for her birthday. So every Wednesday, Bethany and I hit the pool. You would not believe the stuff they're teaching her already. She jumps in no problem, goes under water, and swims with the help of a kick board (and me holding onto her wrists). She is such a brave girl!

Easter Day

I realize Easter was a long time ago, but due to Lisa's camera being lost and my computer being broken, these pictures just didn't get on here until now. Better late than never! Enjoy!

McDonald's Play Place

Bethany had a great time at the McDonald's Play Place on Sunday. She liked to call it the "Fun Place". (Lisa had a pretty good time, too!)

Playground Time

Sirgey Christmas!

We went over to Grandma and Papa's on New Year's Day for Christmas! Bethany and Rebekah got lots of presents and had a great time hanging out with everyone! Bethany is a Christmas pro, she posed for a picture after every present she opened!

Christmas in Clarence...

... was a bust. It's a good thing the kids are 2 and had no idea how not worth it it was! They enjoyed the carousel, the car ride, and the bounce house! The gift shop had this crazy singing Santa, which for some reason didn't bother Bethany in the least. Believe it or not, that was probably the highlight of the trip! We walked through the light show before it got dark, and decided it wasn't worth seeing at night - so we went home and made more cookies instead! Fun!

Santa's Coming to Town

Santa came over to visit the other day. Rebekah loved him, and sat with him the whole time. Bethany, on the other hand, did not want to go anywhere near him. This is the only picture we got of her with him.

Christmas is Starting

I am super excited for Christmas this year. We started celebrating the season by decorating - a task which Bethany loved. Rebekah didn't really get it, but loved all the new stuff to play with!

Go, Bucks!!!

We were in Columbus for the OSU-Michigan game, which is practically a holiday down there! Matthew and his buddy, Andy, were the only ones with tickets to the game, but that didn't stop us all from going to enjoy the skull session. We took the bus (possibly Bethany's favorite part), and clapped/danced/yelled through the band's performance. And of course, had a bathroom emergency, which is always fun in a crowd of 15,000 people. All our cheering paid off. Go, Bucks!!!!

Halloween

The 3 little bears had a blast this Halloween. We ran them ragged all weekend - Malloweening, trick-or-treating, trunk-or-treating, and even making an appearence at Grandma's office party. We had so much fun making these costumes, and I loved showing the kids off. Luckily, they didn't mind wearing them! Now, what to do with all that candy?