Snowy day

It was such a surprise to wake up to a beautiful snow covered campus Sunday morning. While Henry napped and Daddy worked on grades and comments, Sophia and I enjoyed our walk to the dining hall.

6 months with our Henry!

Our 6 month old!

Henry has been a busy little guy this month. He celebrated his first Christmas and New Year's and enjoyed seeing lots of family and friends. Henry really started eating and so far he hasn't met a food he didn't like...except maybe, peas. Although, if you mix peas with something fruity he will gobble them right up! Henry has almost mastered sitting up by himself and he loves to stand up. The jumping seat is his favorite thing and I really think he could jump for hours! Henry is so quick and will grab everything. He also does the "roll and scoot" maneuver to get a toy or anything else he wants. He has discovered his toes and is the cutest thing chewing on them. Henry adores Sophia and I just love the way he looks at her. Sophia is so kind to her little brother and is such a big helper. Henry was the only member of our family who did not fall victim to the stomach bug a couple of weeks of ago. Raph, Sophia, and I were so ill but Henry held strong...thank goodness! Henry is still toothless but that's okay with me. I just love his little gummy smile. Happy 6 months, little man! We love you!

Hugs for Henry.

Goin' on a field trip...

Wednesday was field trip day at OCP so it was off to the library and Mario's! The kids had fun at the library hearing stories and singing songs with Ms. Elizabeth.

Craft time! Sophia and her mittens.

Little brothers, Henry and Eric, along for the ride.

After the library, we headed over to Mario's for a tour, a lesson in pizza making, and some lunch. Sophia, Jaxon, and Xander waiting for our tour...

Listening to our tour guide...

Squishing some pizza dough.

Throwing the dough!

This concludes the picture portion of this post. After this shot, the (very hungry) kids headed back to their seats where they were able to put toppings on their pizzas and eat lunch. Henry was ready for his lunch too so I was a busy mama. Sophia really enjoyed the field trip and it was fun being with her and all of her preschool buddies for the day. Thanks to Em for organizing the trip!

Our Christmas...

Our first Christmas as a family of four. Here are some of the highlights...

Our peacock tree.

Doodle, our elf.

Fun with cousins at the family Christmas party. Thanks to Kate, Troy, and Katie for hosting this year!

Grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.

The rest of the gang.

Raph being on Christmas break for a couple of weeks is such a treat.

Henry giggling with daddy.

My sweet Arlene stopped by for a visit and to get some snuggles from Sophia and Henry.

The day before Christmas Eve we traveled to Lynchburg to celebrate with the Sydnors. Tpa catching up with his great-grandson.

Sophia loves Jody.

Thanks, Tpa for the beautiful doll!

Marbles!

Catching up with cousin Emily.

Bebe and Henry getting acquainted.

Aunt JoJo's kitchen helpers.

Our excited boy!

Christmas Eve is here...

Grammy and Pop ready to host us for Christmas Eve.

Opening Christmas pajamas from DD.

Sophia had a ball playing with these sweet kids at Bett's Christmas Eve party.

Do you think this girl is excited! Heading to bed and very ready for Santa!

Early Christmas morning...our girl was running down those stairs!

The sleepy but excited crowd.

Pop assisting Sophia on her new balance bike from Santa!

Yay for Christmas! Henry clearly likes his new wagon.

Stockings!

Pop opening the tie that we made for him. We also made matching ties for Raph and DD with Sophia and Henry's hand prints. Sophia's hand is the Santa and Henry's hand is his hat. Many thanks to a wonderful elf, my good friend Tracey, for helping to make these gifts possible!

Christmas hugs.

The best gits of all...

After an action packed morning at G and P's, we got dressed and headed to DD's for Christmas breakfast.

And, more presents!

Henry caught up on his sleep while we were at DDs.

Then it was off to church to keep the nursery during the service. Henry's still sleeping!

We headed back home and after her nap Sophia found her stocking from Santa.

Opening her jewelry box from us.

And, Sophia got her very first pair of five fingers from Daddy. Henry was on nap number two of the day so we opened his presents the next morning.

Then it was onto Granny Herndon's for a yummy Christmas dinner.

Sophia had so much fun playing with her cousin Gabriel.

Dinnertime!

Fun at Granny's Christmas night. Sophia was taking lots of pictures with her new camera!

The next morning Sophia helping Henry with his stocking.

This is the look that Henry gives his big sister.

Sophia was so excited about finding oranges in the toe of the stockings!

It was an exciting Christmas season! Looking forward to this new year and all the adventures it has in store for us!