Bye Bye Uncle Nick:(

Uncle Nick is moving to Washington D.C. this week. We will miss him, but know he will be having fun in a new place, and starting a new job!

Holiday Fun!

Today was one of those days that you forget about all the things that keep you up at night. We simply took time to enjoy the holiday season, and to enjoy each other as a family. The day didn't start out so perfect, Graham dropped a glass bowl and it shattered in the kitchen. I then spent the next hour on my hands and knees trying to find every last shard of glass. He meanwhile ate about a pound of cheerios in the highchair (the only place I have to restrain him these days!) to keep him occupied as I tried my best to clean up. You may be wondering how he got a glass bowl in the first place, but all you need to know is I was being a bad mommy and enjoying my coffee while someone was exploring. Enough said.

Anyway, we then took Graham after his morning nap to see Santa! The picture isn't the best, it's a picture I took of the 20 dollar photo we had to purchase of Santa terrorizing our little boy. Still, it's clear enough that you get the idea, Graham was not a fan. After the scary Santa episode we went to lunch were he quickly forgot about the old man with the beard as he enjoyed his favorite, blueberry pancakes!

After Santa and lunch, we came home for a nap (the boys napped, I ran around!) and then once everyone was awake, the guys hung out on the couch....

Then we fed Graham an early dinner, and bundled him up to head out to see the Zoo lights. I have been begging Pat to go all season, and in the spirit of our family day, he agreed. The best part was getting Graham bundled up. I was debating what to put him in, then I remembered something special! Pat's mom gave me Pat's first snowsuit! Check out Graham all bundled in his vintage snowsuit circa 1977. Thanks Ginny!

This was great, he fell over and couldn't move....


....then laughed!

Finally, we were off to the zoo. Check out the cool slideshow I made below. Thanks Kate for the idea! Kate is my blogging coach :) (you can see her blog to the right, Lord Family Adventures) So, it was a fun day, Graham was exhausted, and I can truly say we have been truly blessed to be able to celebrate the holidays with our little guy.