Christmas is Almost Here!

Big Trip to the City

This weekend we went with our friends Jen, Darren and baby Grant on a trip uptown for lunch and to watch the Singing Holiday Bears. We always refer to him as Baby Grant but since he’s almost exactly a year younger than Sean I guess we should start calling him Toddler Grant ;) But it’s fun to see the difference a year can make!  Sorry that the pictures are a little cloudy, I’m finding more and more that we have little finger prints all over the lens (and the windows, the wine fridge, the oven, the fridge, the dishwasher…).

What? Us? Rip off these ornaments? Whatever gave you that idea??

Sean loved riding the escalators.  He’s actually really good at getting on and off: 

Dylan is exhausted from all the excitement! Wonder if we’ll ever get a family picture when he’s awake?!

Dylan is 6 Months

…and some change! Time is just flying by but Dylan is in no rush.  He seems to have a really easygoing personality, which I think contributes to the fact that he rarely rolls over, tries to sit up or do anything more than just hang out and smile:

This is how he greets us each and every morning.  You’re sure to get off on the right foot if you see this every day!

Oh – and I was able to get a good picture of his eyes today. It looks like they’re slowly turning brown but are a really neat mix of dark blue, gray and brown right now.  Again, this seems to be a trend with Dylan – no rush, it’ll happen when it happens :)

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Success! After a very traumatic trip last year to see Santa, I’m happy to say that our 2011 visit was so much better!  We met Julia and Lucas for our 3rd annual trip to see Santa today and, I can’t believe I’m writing this, not one tear from any of the 4 kids (who are all under two and-a-half). What a wonderful way to get us all in the Christmas spirit :)