Holiday Happenings!

Phew!  The holidays are over, and I felt like they just flew.  Something about being a kid, and your paper chain seems to grow, then you're an adult and you are running around at 9 o'clock on December 23rd trying to finish your shopping.  There is such a workup to the holidays with Christmas music way sooner then necessary and stores opening before we even had our Thanksgiving dessert.  Then the 26th comes, and its over!  I wish the excitement lasted a bit longer.  So until next year, here are a few of our favorite moments from our first Christmas as 4!

Decorating the tree -- Kenzie was a really great helper this year, while I just dressed up Cam!

Visits with 2/3rds of my college roomies and Cam's pal Owen!!

And other random holiday type pictures I love!

We took Cam and Kenz to see the Nutcracker.  She got a bit bored throughout, but it was also naptime!  Clearly, Cam had no problem taking a snooze.

Our "Annual" trip to NYC happened this year when I thought for sure we were going to skip out in 2013.  We've been to New York, New York the past 5 or so years, and as much as I enjoy going, the crowds and cold, along with TWO babies this time, was enough to have me say forget it - lets go in the spring.  But when I was given the option to travel to Long Island for work, I figured what a perfect time to travel and get most of it paid for!  So we hoped in the car and in 6 hours, no NINE, we arrived in our Times Square hotel!  


We took a walk to Don's favorite restaurnt in NYC - Ellen's Stardust Diner.  Kenzie was loving the singing and theatrics, and Cam wanted his Dad's brew!  What little minis we have!

Then off for a walk to the tree!

Day 2 consisted of a lot of walking, partly because Don got us lost.  He's lucky he was carrying the 20lb babe on his chest!  We visited Central Park, FAO Schwarz, and pizza before heading to LI for the night!

 

Kenz was so excited to swim and Cam got to go in a pool for the first time.  He was thrilled and by thrilled I mean chilled.  This kid is so low-key!!

 And finally, as we were arriving home from some Christmas shopping, a firetruck was announcing the arrival of Santa.  And not only Santa, but Smokey the Bear, Rudolph, and chipmunk wearing fireproof pants, and a very jolly elf!  I love this kind of stuff!

Thankfulness

Thanksgiving was filled with the usual.  Both of our families travelled up to our house and enjoyed the usual turkey, sides, and desserts.  We are super thankful and blessed as always to be surrounded by such love.  But I was feeling doubly thankful this year, with the addition of our own little butterball, that has completed our family!

Camden -- 5 Months Old

Daily Routine:
At daycare he takes two long naps, where at home the number of naps depends.  He'll take a handful of smaller naps, especially in the car.  He usually gets his last bottle around 6:30, and then is off to bed about 7:00.  This is to bed, much earlier then Kenz, but he gets so cranky at night otherwise.  He loves playing on exercise mat, or a blanket.  And just like Kenzie, likes to sleep in his swing.  He's a happy happy baby, and if he's cranky, its usually means he's tired.  

Feeding:
Not too different.  Still eating about 8oz, 5 times a day.  And still puking about 2 ounces of it!

Look at you Grow:
He's still growing like crazy.  He is especially long, which makes buying clothes pretty tricky.  I put a 9 month outfit on him the other day and it was short on him.  So I've moved on to 12 months and I don't think he'll be in those long.  I wish it was summer and he could just wear shorts and Ts.  We guess he weights around 20lbs.  Which is only 10lbs behind big sis!

Who do you look like?
There is still the occasional "he looks like you."  But most say "mini Don" "baby Donny"!  His hair is still dark, although somewhat lighter.  But Kenzies was lightening a lot at this age.  His eyes are mostly brown, so I think he'll be a brown-eyed boy!

Milestones:
Besides jumping through clothing sizes?  He is starting to put his hands together when we clap, and is babbling a ton!  He's got quite the voice on him.  

Big sister Kenzie:
Oh Kenzie...I wonder if she'll ever like him.  She still doesn't care for him too much.  She doesn't want to hold him, feed him, be near him, etc.  Hopefully someday!

Firsts:
Cam celebrated his first holiday, Halloween!  He loved being batman, he told me!