Wow! The last two months have flown by so quickly! So quickly, in fact, that I haven't had a chance to keep the blog updated. I have a lot of fun things to share and the kids have changed so much!
I'll begin with our amazing Christmas in Iowa! When we arrived, Grandpa Hunter surprised the kids with this wonderful Christmas light display in the backyard. They loved it and took turns turning on and off the lights each day with the remote. Although I don't have a picture of it, Grandpa added a lighted daschund to the display in honor of Frankie, my brother John's family dog.
The boys loved standing at the sliding door to watch their friends in the backyard. Since it was dark in the morning when they woke up (usually around 5am since they couldn't seem to adjust to the time zone change), the display kept them entertained in the morning and before bedtime.
My Aunt Rose and Uncle Bill generously hosted my mom's side of the family for a pre-Christmas Christmas! It was a great opportunity to see my Aunts, Uncles, Grandma and so many of my cousins. Many of my cousins hadn't even met Liam so it was fun to introduce them to the family. The boys had fun with Cousin Michael.
Dylan relaxed with Cousin Sam.
We were also happy to see Cousin Kate and her husband Chaz. They had finished two years of teaching English in South Korea over the summer and now live in Ames.
And, we got to meet the newest member of the family, Kieran, born in September. Here's Great Grandma with her great grandsons.
The boys loved the baby. It was good practice for them to be gentle with the baby!
A rare family picture!
A belly shot! This picture is taken at 26 weeks.
The boys love their Great Grandma!
It was a fun day filled with lots of good food and catching up with everyone. We played the "left-right" present game and everyone had a good laugh when opening up their white elephant gifts. We got a hand boiler and a weather wood. Since you probably have no idea what those two things are, they were true white elephant gifts. The family also did some caroling. I think Liam especially enjoyed hearing everyone sing The 12 Days of Christmas. Unfortunately, the stomach flu blew through almost the entire family after this gathering but since it was only a 24 hour bug, I have to say that it was worth being able to see everyone. Looking forward to the next visit with everyone and introducing another little one to the family.
