Tis' the Season!

WOW! What a whirlwind month this has been...we can't believe Christmas is just a day away...we are pretty much all set and patiently awaiting the arrival of the man in the red suit...we have had a great time this month and here are just a few of the highlights!

Santa visited Mommy's work and brought all the kids presents!

We made Christmas trees with Grammy and cousin Sydney using sugar cones, green frosting, gum drops, and m&m's...YUM!

We visited the Zoo Lights and Colin got a glimpse of his very favorite Christmas character - the Grinch!

We even saw one of Santa's real reindeers!

We drank hot chocolate and decorated the tree...

And we had breakfast with Santa too...Brendan did NOT like Santa this year!

Speaking of our little guy Brendan, we can't believe he's already 7 months old...he now has 6 teeth (four on the bottom and the two top) and loves to eat! He's slowly gaining more weight and will soon begin Early Intervention to get stronger and before we know it he'll be chasing his big brother! His smiles are contagious and he loves his big brother to death!

We are so, so lucky to have such amazing family and friends who have been so supportive the past couple of months...the holidays are sort of bittersweet, but we know our Uncle Rob is smiling down upon us and in a better place, pain free!

We love you Colin and Brendan and can't wait to see your faces on Christmas morning!!!!!!!

Exciting Firsts!

The past 24 hours have been very exciting for Colin...yesterday at his request he pooped in the potty for the first time!!! And from that point on he has been going pee fairly regularly! Saturday I forgot to put a pull up on him before putting his pants on and he accidentally peed in his pants...he hated the feeling, so I think that's what maybe started the toilet trend! And....today he had his first visit to the dentist...of course I forgot my camera....he did so well, sort of gagged when the lady put the mirror in his mouth, but in the end he let her get some tartar off and polish them...only a few tears...he looked so scared and was trying so hard to keep his nerves in check...the look on his face was priceless...Mommy was so proud!