Battle Wounds

Abby had a run-in with a tree stump...and lost. We actually aren't sure what happened because no one saw it but we know it involved a tree stump. We did hear the piercing cry though and witness an enormous amount of blood. We took her to the ER where she got glued. Stitches sound cooler but I guess the new thing is glue. Abby handled the whole incident like a champ and we are grateful it wasn't worse.

Posing for the camera

Alex and Abby pretending to be like Anne
Alex insisted on a snowman with multiple heads

Burrr....

Just a few pictures of what we have been up to this winter... not much!
Abby hitching a ride with a neighborhood friend.

A very bundled up Abby

Snow fun

Anne on her special day.

Abby trying to play with her little sister.

He was the Star of the Show...

Alex was the star of his preschool Christmas program...literally. Alex did a great job playing the star and it was fun to see him in his first play. Some of you may recognize the donkey and the girl in pink.

First Smiles

Anne recently started smiling which has made all the night wakings, frequent diaper changes, and crying already worth it. She saves her best smiles for Alex who tells us that we need to smile bigger. I think we'll keep her:)

Ahhh, the Northeast!

Just a few pics of the ice storm we got last week and the two snow storms, yes two, we got this week to give us a total of 15 inches of snow. It will without a doubt be a very white Christmas:)

Quick, take a picture...

Quick, take a picture...before the gingerbread house falls apart! This was our family's first gingerbread house. It's not bad considering the making of it included the help of a two and a four year old. We had a lot of fun and the kids ate way too much candy even swallowing a few gumballs before Mike and I realized what they were eating. In case you are wondering, yes Abby is wearing a John Deere shirt and she insists on wearing it ALL the time!

Meet Anne Elizabeth

Although Mike and I didn't intend to have our own little "A-team" before we started having children, we've named our newest little addition Anne, a name we both love. Anne came into this world weighing 8 lbs 1 oz and was 19 and 3/4 inches long, exactly the same as her older sister. So far Anne is a really good baby and greatly adored by all, especially her siblings as you can tell by the pictures. Alex and Abby both find her "newbornness" (ie. jerky movments and rolling eyes) hilarious. We are so grateful that she is finally here and feel blessed that all went well.