Merry Christmas

Hello everyone-
We wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.

I woke up and was surprised to see all the Santa's gifts under the tree. We sure must have all been good. I can't wait to see Dylan's face when he wakes up. I'll post more pictures later. I'm going to try to catch a few more z's.





Pictures of our christmas trees. This year, we bought a real one and also put up the artificial one. I just LOVE seeing the lights.

let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

It is supposed to snow up to 10 inches tonight. We will see... If it does, I'm keeping the kids home with me. We've been taking it pretty easy all week. Dylan has been my little helper and has only been to the daycare on Monday. That is insane, but I have to admit he seems a lot happier being home. He is such a good brother and is so loving towards Gavin too.

We made cookies today. Dylan frosted all them and put sprinkles on by himself. He sure does have a sweet tooth. The sad thing is I have developed one now too.

Congrats Jason and Amanda- Pro Bono Attorneys of the Year!!!

Hanratty Roberts Law Group (Kari Hanratty, Jason Stoffel, Amanda Roberts) accepted the 2008 Pro Bono Attorneys of the Year Award from Nevada Supreme Court Justices Michael Douglas, William Maupin, James Hardesty, Mark Gibbons and Ron Parraguirre.

lazy day

After we picked Dylan up from his High School today, we lounged around watching cartoons. Check out the little guys.

kiddos

snow snow and more snow

Boy it sure snowed today. I think we have 5 inches so far. Tonight was the first time Todd used his snow blower. Its sad to say, but this is the first time we can remember (8 years) where we had to get snow scrapers, shuvels, snow blower, and boots. The snow is pretty when it comes down, but its so cold. This morning is was zero degrees with a 13 below wind shield. Tomorrow is supposed to be colder. YUK

Happy Birthday Todd and Troy

Happy 36th Birthday Todd and Troy...

We woke up and we had balloons and presents waiting for Todd. I planned on making french toast and bacon, but I didn't have a chance, so.... Todd cooked his birthday breakfast for us. It was really good, but I felt bad. We got him several Hawkeye items and also a new book to read. Later in the day we took the kids to see Santa and go to the dinosaur exhibit. Dylan was pretty excited to see Santa and was not scared at all. In fact, when we were leaving the mall, he asked if he could say bye to Santa. We said sure and he ran right up to him and gave him a hug. Luckily they were closing down and there wasn't a line otherwise I think people would have went nuts. Below are some pictures. Also, I've attached a letter from Santa. My friend Judy has some connections =)

woke up on the wrong side of the bed

Did I tell you that I hate cold weather and the snow? Well, it snowed for the first time on Sunday and guess what??? I went in the ditch. My tires were bald, so I'm chalking it up to that. Well, the next day we got new snow tires, so all should be good right? WRONG... I got stuck in the driveway yesterday and today I was sliding around the streets. I'm telling you, its going to be a long winter. I really miss Alabama weather right about now.

Oh yeah, and to top it all off. When I dropped Dylan off at the daycare the kids were all playing outside. So, I looked for his boots and they weren't there. I asked one of the workers and she didn't know, so she called the head teacher. She came in with another kid and they put Dylan's boots on someone else because they didn't have boots.... hello... I was so ticked off. One, Dylan has never worn them before and two, they didn't even ask.

pictures of the family

We got our picturs taken while Jason, Amanda and Chelsea were back. The kids did a great job and we were actually all on time. That is a first for Todd and I. Usually its craziness trying to get everyone out of the house. Below is a preview of some of the pictures. I really like the candid ones that Amanda took. As soon as she sends them to me, I'll post them too.

shopping

Did anyone do the day after Thanksgiving shopping? Well, we did... we literally took it to the extreme. We left the house at 4:30 am and didn't get home until 12 hours later. We had a fun time and got some great deals though. Its always nice to end the day with some soup and salad at Olive Garden too.

pictures, pictures and more pictures

Happy 3rd Birthday Dylan

What can I say, my baby is getting bigger. I can't believe Dylan is 3 today. We are going to have a small celebration tomorrow with our family and then have a bigger one sometime in December. Jason and Amanda will be in town tomorrow and we are getting our family picture, so we figured we could celebrate Dylans and my dads at the same time since their birthdays are only 3 days apart.


Our friends the Glasses called today and they were the 1st ones to wish Dylan a happy birthday.

Today we have been taking down fall decorations and putting up Christmas decorations. Yes, can you believe it... I'm on the ball this year. I love the fall stuff though, so I'm kind of bummed taking it down.

brrr- cold

Ok, call me a wimp but it was so cold this morning. It was only 8 degrees. Luckily I didn't have to bundle the kids up to go to daycare. My friend Michele and her two little ones came over, so we were able to stay at home.

Gavin is doing much better. I think the humidifier along with the nasal saline drops are doing the trick. He still sleeps through the day and is up a few times for feedings during the nights. I'm hoping he will sleep through the night as soon as Dylan did. Dylan was sleeping 13 hours at 8 weeks.






Blackmail picture of Dylan


catching up on some z's

Dylan went poopy in the potty

Congrats Dylan!!! He went poopy in the potty two times, so his treat is to go to the Madagascar movie. We are taking him on Friday afternoon.

Gavin under the weather

Poor Gavin, he is sick ALREADY... he is very congested and had a sneeze, runny nose and is having a hard time breathing. I've been suctioning him out and giving him saline drops. Today he went to the doctor and they basically said just keep doing that and also put a vaporizer in his room. He has been sleeping in the swing at night to help with the draining. Take a look at the pictures and you can see that he just looks miserable. Hang in there buddy...

big brother

Dylan loves to hold his little brother. I tell him to hold his head up and also hold his butt. He sure thinks that is funny.

Gavin stool

Thanks Andi, Troy, Keagan, Kade and Kenna-
We LOVE LOVE LOVE the Gavin stool you guys gave us. They come in handy for so many things. Right now I have both Dylan's and Gavin's in the bathroom and it works out perfect for baths and brushing teeth.

thanks again

sad news

Todd's grandma passed away last Monday. She was 90 years old and was going down hill, but its always so sad to lose someone that you love. We went to the wake and funeral over the weekend. We took Dylan and Gavin to the wake and my parents watched them during the funeral. Dylan and Gavin's great grandma Stoffel came down to see them. Dylan gave her a great big hug. She also made a paper boat for him, which he liked and then crumpled it up. Got to luv 2 year olds huh?

On Friday Todd got in a fender bender. Luckily it was not his fault and no one was hurt, but our new car got hit on the back passanger side. We are just having bad luck lately.

My USB cord on my camera is shot, so I need to get an adapter. That is on my list for tomorrow. As soon as I get one, I'll post some recent pictures. We took a lot over the weekend. Gavin looks like he is already growing. He is such a good baby. He does sleep most of the day and wakes up every 3 hours at night. I'm getting used to it though.

Gavins stats

We went to our week check up for Gavin and he is doing well. He is in the 50th percentile for head, 75th percentile for height and 25-50th percentile for weight.

He is at 7 lbs 9 ounces and is 21 1/4 inches long now. Way to go Gavin!!!

Mom and I went out shopping yesterday. The baby slept the entire time, so I knew I was in store for a sleepless night. The good thing is, Dylan didn't wake up once and Gavin did only a few times. I am tired today and should be sleeping, but I wanted to catch up on emails. I'll post a little more later.

Chuck-e-cheese

We went to Chuck-e-cheese to celebrate Dylan going poop in the potty... It was a really fun night and Dylan is still talking about it. Now, if we can get him to always do this, it will be great.