Christmas 2009 - Part 2

The good times continued once we got back home from PA.  That same day my parents and sister arrived in C'ville.  So Luke got to enjoy another round of opening presents!  He was all too happy to participate.  My parents were able to stay the whole week, including New Year's Day (a.k.a. my birthday).  It was great to see them again after only a month.  Luke and Leo both loved the extra attention they got. 

Christmas 2009 - Part 1

We spent Christmas up in PA at Courtney's parents' house.  Leo, of course, didn't have a clue, but it was great to see Luke get more into Christmas this year.  Back here at home, we put up some lights and ornaments, along with a mini 18 in. tree, and Luke often pointed to them and said "Christmas."  The show, Rudolph and the Red Nosed Reindeer, also became a favorite.  Anyway, Luke really enjoyed opening his presents... let's just say he definitely understood the concept.  He was constantly saying "presents" and wanting to open more.  In the pictures, Luke and Leo are showing off the new matching pj's they got on Christmas Eve.  

 

Thanksgiving 2009

I'm a couple holidays behind now, but as I said, I'm using this next week to get caught up a bit...  This past Thanksgiving was the first one in 9 years that I got to spend with my immediate family.  During that time, we were living on different continents and so I was either with other relatives, in France on my mission, or with Courtney's family.  Anyway, we had a good time and it was my parents' first opportunity to meet little Leo!

Our Boys

You gotta admit, they're pretty cute together...

We're back in Charlottesville now and so I'll be catching up on the blog over the next week .  Stay tuned!

Luke's Dinner

Luke enjoys his mealtimes and still manages to make it an extremely messy affair on occasion.  Spaghetti night was no exception.  He's gotten a lot better with a spoon and fork, but sometimes this is still the result...

Leo

It's been a while since I've had a Leo update on here, so this post is mostly an excuse to put up a few pictures of the little guy.  He's doing great!  He's starting to do better on his naps and we've been able to get him down for bed at night earlier to have some free time to ourselves.  And Luke is being such a good big brother, always wanting to give Leo kisses!

The first picture is of Leo and his Grandma.  As you can see from all 3 pictures, the chubby cheeks are coming along quite well!

That's some serious snow...

In the last 18 hours or so, we've basically been hit with about 2 feet of snow!  This is by far the biggest storm we've had here in Charlottesville in the 2.5 years we've been here.  And the snow is still falling!  So we haven't done much of anything today, but Luke did get out to play in the snow a bit.  In some places, the snow was as high as his chest!