One Happy Family
This was a little bit into opening presents. Ethan decided it was time to go read the paper and not open any more presents! This has a mind of his own.
So Christmas Eve was really fun this year. Ethan was excited about presents, Katelee just hung out and Madilynn is walking and just plain CUTE! So we were a little late getting to the program so when we got there we had to rush to get Ethan in his "Shepard" costume. Which he looked absolutely wonderful in. He let me put the outfit on him and didn't mind it at all. Katelee was suppose to be Jesus but was asleep when we got there so one of the twins filled in for her! Madilynn was an angle and wasn't too happy about being 5 feet from her mom so she was crying and Ethan was trying to make her smile. He played with the donkey ears trying to make her smile. He even went over to her and hugged her, which he did all on his own. It was the cutest thing ever. We got it all on video, oh the memories.... Isn't there always a good story from the Nativity story every year??? Then Santa came. Grandma taught Ethan that Santa says "Ho Ho Ho" so when Santa came in Ethan was excited and had a look of amazement on his face. Last year Ethan cried and wanted down, but this year he did really well. He sat on his lap and said Cheese for all of the cameras out there. Katelee just laid there and was an angle as always! Madilynn was a good girl for a bit and then she had had enough! 
And this is as good as it gets! Aren't they cute?
Katelee is just growing like a week. We gave her a bath the other night and her belly is getting large. She is such a good baby, I don't know how we lucked out with two good kids in a row! She loves attention and loves to smile and laugh. She is getting closer to sleeping through the night. She sleep till 4am the other night and 3am last night. She'll get there eventually! (I hope) Katelee is pretty funny because she has no interest in rolling over. When we put her on a blanket she just lays there perfectly content with being on her back! She'll hang out on her belly for a little while and then cry till she gets picked up! Chris and I love this little girl so much, we have been so blessed to have her in our home! 
Isn't it amazing how time can go by so fast, yet when you really stop to think about it, it has dragged on? It has been 10 years since my Grandparents died. My mother and I went and put new flowers on their grave this weekend. It is sad to me that Chris never got to meet them, but I tell lots of stories so he kinda knows them. Hazel and Pete were the best grandparents any kid could ask for. Grandpa always had some kind of funny story to tell and I love how he use to eat our ears! And Grandma was so sweet and a great baker! I'm so glad my mother made us go visit them so often. We were up at their house EVERY Sunday and usually different days during the week too! I miss them but know we'll see each other again in a much better place! 
A son that wants to walk in him mother's shoes....
He had the machine plugged in and everything. I sware my son watches EVERYTHING we do! Gotta love him!
Ethan and Mommy reading a bedtime book while Ethan had a breathing treatment. The poor boy has his parents bad health. First it was Eczema then it was allergies and after that it was asthma. He does really well with the treatments now. At first he would cry the whole time, now he holds the mask and taps on the bottom when the medicine runs out! Silly boy, monkey see, monkey do!
This is Katelee when it was time for her to eat and go to bed for the night. She didn't want to wake up to get her last bottle. I know some might say great just put her in bed, however it had been about 4 or 5 hours since she last ate so we wanted to feed her again so she would sleep longer. Finally she woke up, ate and went to bed until....4am! Yeah, she is getting closer to sleeping through the night!
Katelee all snug and comfy in UJ's arms. He loves holding her. Aren't they cute???
Daddy and Katelee after church watching the football game. She was really tired and would doze in and out of sleep until finally I made him wrap her up and put her down! She loves her Daddy!
Ethan has been sleeping in a Big Boy Bed for about two weeks now. I was really nervous, because the kid can't hold still for more than 1 minute at a time. The first night it took him over 3 hours to fall asleep, but he stayed on his bed the entire time. The second night it only took him 2 hours, but once again he stayed in bed the whole time. The third night he was asleep in 45 minutes. For naps he falls asleep within 5 minutes, I can't believe how easy it was. He sleep in Aunt Lisa's spare room for Thanksgiving and did a really good job there too! I can't believe how fast Ethan is growing up. I know he still has his Binky at night, but I'm not willing to fight that fight just yet! 
Aunt Anna and Katelee
Great-Grandpa Blackburn
Great-Grandma Blackburn
I wanted to show how bad the weather was, however these pictures don't really show it! It was raining pretty hard and the clouds were getting lower and lower!
Oh the days before kids! This is a picture of Chris and I at a work event. Don't do many of those any more. Before kids I could stay at work as late as I needed to without feeling bad about having someone watch my kids for too long. I could go to work events without really planning ahead of time. I didn't have to be home at 7 each night, or on a good day 8! I could do my hair nicely every morning and still be on time! But before kids I didn't have an excuse why my house was a mess, my hair wasn't done or why I have to leave work early! Oh Kids, aren't they great??
Honestly when I found out I was going to have a girl, I was not that excited! But the more girlie stuff that we got the more excited I got! I love dressing her in cute girlie stuff! Sunday she wore this dress and these leg warmers and don't forget the headband! Chris is so funny when he picks her clothes out. Even picking out her pj's takes him a while. He'll come down stairs with a few options because they were all so cute he couldn't make up his mind! I must admit I do love dressing our little girl, I'm just not looking forward to doing her hair some day! :)
Ethan looks just like his Daddy! (They Say)
Katelee looks just like her Mommy! (They Say)
Together they look like a future Tag Team! Start praying for our sanity now, we'll need it!
