The Doll Stroller

Aunt Bridget came by shortly after Christmas with some wonderful presents. Ben and Maddie went crazy for the doll stroller. As soon as I got it together, they were off. Here is a video taken within the sstroller's first five minutes of life. It was joined by another stroller the next day as it became a fast favorite. (Who knew I'd ever need two?!?!?!)

Just an aside: Chris frequently uses his phone to capture videos and I never realize he is doing it.

Christmas Dinner

We all had a great dinner at Aunt Tarri and Uncle Jim's house. Mommy was running late and missed most of it, but not to worry! Great-Aunt Ginny was there to take the over the feeding. Ben and Maddie had a wonderful time with Aunt Ginny. She made sure everyone was well fed and well behaved too! Thank you Aunt Ginny!

Rub-a-dub-dub Three Kiddies in the Tub!

After dinner at Aunt Tarri's house, the twins were in desperate need of a bath. So off they all went to the tubby! Paityn, Ben and Maddie had a lot of fun splashing around in the tub with no shower doors! Afterwards they all dressed in their matching Santa sleepers. (Still looking for a pic of that one!)

Two Christmas Pics

I actually found two pics from Chrstmas. The one of Ben was taken by his budding photographer brother Christian and the other is of Ben and Mom-mom at Aunt Tarri's house. Soon to come...I found some video Chris shot!

Christmas

Well, we were so excited for Christmas that I guess we all forgot to take an pictures! We spent Christmas Eve with Mom-Mom Pat and Pop-Pop John. Jim, Tarri and Paityn were there too and the kids all got dressed into their Santa pjs. It was very cute (who forgot the camera!!!) The kids got a lot of nice presents from everyone, but the best present was probably the surprise guest, Aunt Ginny! The babies have not seen their great aunt in about a year. (this time Ben did NOT headbutt his aunt!)

Christmas morning Mom-mom Pat and Aunt Ginny came over for present and breakfast. Everyone was still in their jammies too! The babies opened all their presents from Mommy, Daddy and Grammy. The blocks and the puzzles with the sound were a BIG hit! From there we went to pickup Christian and head over to Jimmy's house for dinner. Christian was wonderful with his brother and sister and everyone ate a great dinner with all the Forests and Leaches too. Geep (Tarri's mom) got the babies wonderful presents too! We had a great time.

Oh Christmas Tree!

Well, we finally got around to putting the tree up. Chris and I put the tree up Thursday night and Friday night Christian and Chris had a blast decorating it. When Chris got home from work on Saturday we took down the SuperYard and let the kids have at it! They loved the tree, but Christian was not pleased with they abuse of his wonderful decorating job. It was a hoot and the SuperYard is back up to protect Christian's fine work. Now all we have to do it run the lights outside! (Hmmm maybe next year?)

As always, additional photos can be found using the link on the right!

West Chester Christmas Parade

Sadly, no pictures, but Chris and Christian had a great time at the West Chester Christmas parade. Christian loved the bands and there was even a Latin dance troupe! He was so excited to see Santa arriving. Chris and Christian followed Santa to the steps of the courthouse where they were able to stand right next to the Christmas tree just as it was being lit. It was a wonderful time and Christian really loved it.