Vacation Fun

James is on vacation all week with us. It is so great to have him home! Connor is loving getting to spend lots of time with Daddy. We have been doing some extra special activities together this week. This past weekend, Connor got to build his very first snowman with Daddy. We also took a day to go to the Providence Children's Museum which was really fun. We wish James could be home with us everyday!!!!

Rolling the snowLook at their giant snowman

All decked out in his smock in the museum's water room

Connor really loves anything to do with water

Construction man Connor on the I-Way bridge

Merry Christmas

Merry Belated Christmas Everyone! We have been very busy here celebrating with our friends and family. Everyone has been so generous that it feels like we have been opening gifts nonstop. Connor has been very happy to have all the new toys to play with. Here are some highlights from the holiday.

Connor was very good at opening his gifts with care

Connor's gift pile on Christmas morning

Playing with his new kitchen

Working on his new tool bench

Testing out his tricycle

Preparing for Christmas - Part 2

Here are some more pictures from all of our Christmas festivites.

We had some of our friends over the celebrate Christmas a little early
Connor having "coffee" with the men

Time to open the first gifts of the season

Relaxing with Lauren

Luke getting a ride from his Daddy

Visiting LaSallette Shrine with Grandma and Grandpa

A view of some of the lights

Baking cookies with Nana

Cutting the cookies out

Adding the sprinkles

A new milestone
Connor is sleeping in a big boy bed now!!!

Helping Daddy this morning shovel us out from the blizzard

Preparing for Christmas - Part 1

The past couple of weeks have had us busy preparing for Christmas. I have alot of pictures to share from all of the festivities so I have divided them up into two different posts. Enjoy!

Connor met Santa when we went to pick up our Christmas tree. He liked the big man much better this year.... he was even willing to give him a high five.Here is Connor helping us decorate the tree. He put up about 5 ornaments and then he was bored with the whole process.James and I managed to finish the rest of the decorating. Here is the finished product.Every night Connor has been checking his countdown calendar to find a little Christmas treat. He asks me all day long to open his box, but we always wait until Daddy is home to open it with us.Our second nightly ritual is to light the advent wreath. Connor really enjoys this because he gets to blow out the candles when we are done with the prayers. He has gotten really good at blowing them out and I am sure he will be a pro now for his next birthday.

SNOW

Today we woke up to about an inch of snow on the ground. It was Connor's first opportunity to really interact with snow. James took him outside to show him the wonders of winter.