Are you ready for a bunch of pictures!?!?! (Merry Christmas Again!)

Merry Christmas (again!)

We have finally filtered through the hundred or so photos snapped on Christmas day.  Here are a few for those of you who want to see more of Liam's first Christmas.

Liam lunges for his stocking, made with love by Abba.  Actually, we opened stockings with Abba and Dado when they visited us a few weeks ago.  Just for fun and to keep tradition alive, we re-hung the stockings by the fireplace and re-opened them on Christmas morning.

Liam with his doting parents in front of our tree

A few holiday shots.  Check out those socks!

At grandparents' house in his Christmas gear.  We considered dressing Kevin in a matching outfit, but we couldn't find a teddy bear sweater in his size...

We love Dana!

With his favorite CT aunt

(I love this picture!)

Four generations!

Christmas Eve at the DOL

Liam and Dad swung by DOL on Christmas Eve to pick up Mom, and were joined for lunch by our dear friends Amy, Jason, Aidan and Leo.

Liam vs Giraffe: 6 months (26 weeks)

Merry Christmas Mr. Giraffe

Merry Christmas!!!

Liam celebrated his FIRST Christmas today in tandem with his six month birthday!!

We started the day at home, enjoying the tree and all the lovely gifts given to us from loved ones near and far.  Then it was off to Grampa and Gramm's house.

We are sitting!

Liam is now sitting up!  He did this for the first time on Sunday afternoon, while his dad was digging out the neighborhood.

He's still a little wobbly (see below), but he's getting the hang of it.  We are so proud!

I couldn't resist posting the photo below.  He was asleep within 5 minutes of this photo.

Snow - Sunday, the great dig out

Yes ma'am, we got snow....

Superdad digs us out!

Did someone say something about snow?

Yes sir, we got a little snow today.....

This is the view of our parking lot at 1pm and 4 pm today

We stayed inside and decorated our tree.  Kevin took this great shot that shows not only our festive handywork but also the mound of snow that has taken over our deck.  The mountain on the left is our grill, the one on the right is our trash can.

Love at first sight! Liam meets Grandmommie and PePa

We were so very happy when Friday arrived: with it came Liam's great Grandmommie and Pepa all the way from Texas!   This was Liam's first time meeting them and they were a BIG hit.  He just loves them!

Liam vs Giraffe: Part 25

25 weeks!

We have teeth!

Taking a photo of the inside of your 5 1/2 month old baby's mouth is a little more challenging than you might think.  But if you squint you can see the two little teeth that (finally!) emerged from the little buds Mr. Drooley has been housing for a while.  They broke free last Sunday while Abba and Dado were visiting - good timing!

First Christmas with Abba and Dado

Abba and Dado visited last weekend to celebrate first Christmas with Liam!

Dado with "handmade art" by Liam

Abba with her snugglebunny

mommy, baby, and grandparents

We have a tree!

Liam vs. Giraffe: Part 24

Rice Cereal: yummy!

We introduced Liam to rice cereal today and it was a big hit!

23 weeks: 1st snow!!!!

What is all that white stuff!!!

Well folks, it looks like we have a little snow bunny on our hands.

Liam was completely fascinated with the white stuff falling from the heavens:

Liam v Giraffe: Part 23

22 weeks (placeholder! Turkey photos are coming!)

Liam's 22nd week on this planet coincided with one of our favorite holidays: Thanksgiving!  Also known as "Turkey day" to many and "Turkey-free side dishes day" to my veggie friends like Flo and Rebecca.  We spent an absolutely fantastic Thankgiving with the G-side of the family in Tampa.  It was absolutely wonderful - loving family, great food and lots of relaxation (we even saw a movie! on pay-per-view, but it still counts!)

Those photos haven't made their way onto our computer yet, but they will. In the meantime, here is Liam decked out in his winterware, courtesy of his dear aunt Dolores.