10 Months

This little stinker is growing up so fast. He is definitely more trouble than I remember the other two being, but he is so stinking cute it is hard to even tell him no.

In the course of one day, I pulled cat food out of his mouth, the egg shell out of his hand from the trash, pulled his hand out of the toilet, took forks out of his hand while he helped load the dishes, helped him out of a chair that was trapping him, told him Fasbee was going to bite him because he was pulling his tail so hard (which he did), took dirty shoes and their laces from his mouth, prevented finger smashing in the bathroom door and cleaned his hands after he snuck into the cat litter (again). Oh my....

His new favorite thing is to pull up to the trash can and push it. Guess we will need that walker so I don't clean up the spilled trash can all day!

He LOVES the water. Loves his brothers. And dancing. And FOOD. I can't feed him enough. His fifth tooth just popped and it looks like two more are on their way.

Isn't this the sweetest face

And, he loves his Momma. I can't blame him. He doesn't see that many regular faces on a daily basis. Chris has told me this a few times and Dottie told me the same thing when she was visiting. 

Ready for the snow!!!

Rockettes, Rockefeller, Carl Schurz Tree Lighting

Don and Dottie came up to join us for the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular.  I went with my friend Melody two years ago and we took the older kids, but I wanted to go again and be able to enjoy it a bit:) We stopped and saw the tree again, how can you not. 

We played at home some before Chris had to travel for work and Don went home.

Dottie was staying for a few days to help me (Lord knows I need it).  She and I took the boys to the Carl Schurz Tree Lighting.  Chris and I have gone the last two years and really enjoy it and it hasn't ever been too cold. We walked outside and discovered it was snowing! We definitely weren't prepared for it, but still trekked up. The kids lasted about 30 minutes, so it wasn't quiet as nice as it had been in the past, but I am still glad we went.

Santaland 2013

We headed down early again this year to Macy's Santaland to try and beat the crowds. Well, we certainly did, and were actually rushed because  there weren't any lines.  It all moved a bit too fast for me this year. 

Andrew had a list of about 20 things before I reminded him that we ask for three things in our house. Fingers crossed that Santa gets at least one of those things off each list!

                                                         Mailing the letters!

I think this is the first year Ryan hasn't cried.  I was sad that he couldn't sit with Santa too, because I think that may have helped some. But he seemed okay down below and even muttered something to Santa. Andrew gave his list with no fear.

This is typically where our family shops so I had to be sure to document us heading into our favorite store....

The windows were more simple this year but still gorgeous.  This one you could wave your arms in front of to make snow and catch bubbles.

Ryan then thought he was making every window snow.

We headed up then to see the tree and JUST missed the Today show taping. I told the boys I would take them another time.

                                      She is a beauty! And MASSIVE. We will have to pick our night to go back for pictures!

We got a Christmas Tree!!

We went completely New York this year and I ORDERED a tree online. This company delivers trees to your doorstep. It is CRAZY. I came home and it was at the door so I stuck it in the stand and started unwrapping. It has turned out to be a beautiful tree and smells delicious!

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I had a serious helper. He was sure to sample all the branches

Once Chris got home we started decorating and the kids only broke 3 ornaments:)

It took Julian a few days to notice the tree, but now we are losing some of our bottom ornaments. Guess we will be adjusting in the next few weeks!