to OHIO!

We went to Ohio after Christmas to visit Karen's sister and her family. We caught a flight out of BWI on Tuesday morning and were able to spend 3 days with the Woolley crew in Ohio. Liam and Hannah started playing as soon as we walked through the door and didn't stop until it was time for us to catch our flight home. Hannah informed us several times that she would be flying back with us. Aunt Julie even offered to pay for the one way ticket :-) While we were there we got to meet the newest Woolley~Lauren Grace. She's adorable and such a good baby. Julie and Jon are so lucky to have such wonderful little girls!

Liam and Lauren getting aquainted

Peyton and Lauren

(poor Peyton was cutting a tooth the whole time we were in Ohio,

so she wasn't her normal smiling self)

The Woolley girls

All 4 kids together!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas morning was so much fun this year! We opened presents, had breakfast, then opened our stockings. Liam was so excited about opening all of his presents (and helping everyone else open theirs). Peyton loved the wrapping paper (we're not sure if she wanted to eat it or just liked the sound it made when she grabbed it). Here are a few pictures of our morning:

Liam helping Brian open one of his presents from Santa

Liam LOVED his new Woody doll from Santa!

Mommy and Peyton

"hmmm....I wonder if Mommy will let me eat that paper?"

"Just what I wanted! A shovel! Now I can help Daddy in the snow!"

Liam is very careful not to rip the paper (Grandma has trained him well)

Peyton opening her first present

Liam and Peyton (before we started opening presents)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Christmas Eve service

Christmas Eve service with 2 kids is definitely an adventure...we hit up the family service this year (along with our other friends from the church and their kids).

Leo, Liam, Peyton, Cayden and Logan

Uncle Daniel is the best!

Uncle Daniel told us he was going to stop by on his "way" to WV for the holidays (how many uncles do you know that call 4 hours out of the way...on the way?) We love when he visits! Liam always has a great time with him and Peyton is starting to become smitten with her uncle as well. We were so lucky to get to spend most of Christmas Eve with him!

decorating the tree

We put our tree up in phases this year...Monday we cleaned the toys out of the front room to make room for the tree, Tuesday we put the tree up with lights, Wednesday we decorated...

Peyton helping with the ornaments & Liam hanging candy canes

Ta da! We did it!

Mommy and Peyton posing with our tree

Peyton is 6 months old

Half a year has gone by already...At her 6 month check up Peyton weighed 18 lbs, and was 26 1/2 inches long. Peyton is loving baby food (especially rice cereal, squash, carrots, apple sauce and bananas), she likes to sit up on her own (with a little support), she's sleeping about 7 hours a night, she loves grabbing everything within reach, and LOVES peek-a-boo. Her favorite sounds to make are "dadadada", lip smacks, raspberries, and "ah oo". We love her smile, her laugh and those big blue eyes!

exersaucer!

Great Aunt Patty brought us an excersaucer for Peyton just like the one we had borrowed from a friend for Liam. Peyton absolutely loves it!

Preschool Christmas Concert

Liam's preschool performed a Christmas concert for all of the parents today. They sang Jingle Bells, This Little Light of Mine, Away in a Manger, If You're Happy and You Know it, and Oh How I love Jesus.

Groups shot (Liam's Turtle class in the front row)

Shaking his bells to start Jingle Bells

This Little Light of Mine....

I see you Mommy....why are you taking my picture?

gingerbread men

Liam, Madison and Cameron made and decorated gingerbread men. Aunt Dana supplied the decorating goodies and we provided the gingerbread dough and cookie cutters. Liam loved the red sprinkles, Cameron loved the mini marshmallows and chocolate covered raisins, and Madison used all of the decorations to give her gingerbread men buttons, boots, belts, and faces. The finished products were delicious! Here are a few pictures of the fun!

Peyton is 5 months old

Peyton is now 5 months old...she loves sitting in her bumbo at the table while we're eating so she can be a part of the action. She's started eating rice cereal and LOVES it. She watches you while you're eating and drinking now all the time. She loves playing with Liam and has started to become interested in Bogart and what he's doing. She lights up like a Christmas tree when she sees her daddy enter the room, and always squeals when she sees Liam. She's very attached to her mommy these days (she likes Daddy and Liam, but wants Mommy to hold her).

yum! I love my cereal!

that baby in the mirror is sooo cute!

hmmmmmm

what you talkin' 'bout mama?!

Liam and Peyton

Liam loves his little sister sooo much...and honestly the feelings seem to be mutual right now...Here are a few pictures of Liam and Peyton together:

Birthday party!

Liam attended one of his friends from preschool's birthday party. Rachel turned 3 today and her parents went all out with ponies, princess face painters, a professional children's musician, a moon bounce and barney...

Liam helping Rachel blow out her candles...

Riding a horse all by himself!

the birthday girl enjoying her ice cream

Liam's horse's name was Hershey..."just like the kiss" (Liam)

Liam and Rachel were the last ones at the table scraping their bowls for the last bite of ice cream and cake...