Merry Christmas!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 

One Month

Ellie's first month of life has come and gone very quickly! She is a pretty mellow baby - until the sun sets.  At night, she turns into a fussy little gal who doesn't want to miss out on anything exciting....at 2 am.  We hope she will soon realize that nothing fun happens in the middle of the night and starts sleeping longer.  She is an alert baby and is taking in her surroundings.  She looks at us and has smiled a few times (I want to believe those smiles aren't just gas....they are so cute!).

One of the best things about having two kids is watching Cooper interact with his little sister.  He's already so lovey with her, so hopefully the sweetness continues as they get older.  Maybe in high school, he will still come up to her and kiss the top of her head? 

It's been a fun but tiring month and we are looking forward to seeing what 2012 has in store for us.  (Sorry, no more babies though....our family is now complete).

Sleepy smiles

Something that happens often nowadays: Ellie falls asleep a) while eating b) while we try to burp her and/or c) in the daytime.  She's not quite the awesome night sleeper that Cooper was at this point but with that face, we forgive her.  She is quite the cutie pie and is changing so much each day.  We can't believe she is almost 1 month old!

Cooper's First Christmas Tree

Our family of four ventured out to Redmond to cut down our Christmas tree this year.  Cooper had a blast exploring through the rows of trees while Elliott took a nice long nap.  Cooper also enjoyed seeing a real tractor up close and personal.  He's in a big truck and tractor phase right now, so he was very excited.  After bringing home the tree, we put the lights on while Cooper was napping.  The video below is his reaction on seeing it for the first time. 

Tractor Love

Tree Hunting

Naptime

Curious boy

  

Timber!

Look at my tree!