Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!

Even though Josh has only seen Toy Story once (and by once, I mean that it was on and he barely paid attention to it) he is now a fan of his Buzz Lightyear pj's. Check out his wings!

Mother-Daughter Getaway

I received a message before Thanksgiving from my friend, Jenny, from Ireland. She was going to be in Orlando, Florida this week with her husband and son for a conference. I couldn't miss this opportunity to see her - it had been seven years since we met while I interned in Dublin. Katelyn and I had a mother-daughter getaway and it was a sweet time to be together!

On the airplane and ready to go!

Here we are!

Katelyn and Jack (6 months old) getting to know each other.
Jack loved Katelyn's "lovely hair" as Jenny and Colin called it!

Such cute kids!

Jenny, Colin and Jack - a lovely family!

Jack and Jenny

Getting ready to go back on the plane and giving kisses

Watching airplanes at the airport

(Josh would be so jealous!)

We had a wonderful visit and Katelyn was amazing!

Tree Trimming

We spent Sunday evening trimming the Christmas Tree. Katelyn and Josh each hung up their new snowglobe ornaments from Grandma and Pop-Pop Crossman. Josh proudly shows the camera his name! Katelyn is not too interested in the tree. She played with an ornament box for about 30 minutes and continued to play with it today!

We invited our friends, Chris and Melanie, up to help us decorate. They are moving in with us next weekend for a few months while their home is renovated. They were excited to have a home to decorate and we are excited to share this time with them!

Melanie and Chris are due on February 17th!

This was prior to the tree tipping over while Betsy tried to put the star on top. Luckily Jeff and Chris caught it and now it is actually up straight!

Josh and Katelyn really wanted to be held...so we did!

(Don't worry - Jeff's back has recovered!)

Then we (really, Jeff) collapsed on the floor! There was lots of laughter!

Signs of Christmas

Grandma and Granddad Squires gave Josh and Katelyn a play Nativity Set as an early Christmas present. The kids have really enjoyed playing with it and are starting to identify who the figures are and the Christmas story.

One of my best after-Christmas purchases last year - window clings! We have them on our front and back doors and they are now a daily source of entertainment!