Merry Christmas

We are back from our holiday travel to Florida and NJ and had lots of fun with family. Santa was also very good to James and Emma.

Emma is ready celebrate in her Christmas dress while James attacks the tree.

James and Emma in their Christmas pajamas



James and Emma were truly exhausted after a fun morning of opening presents with cousins Peter and Anna. They had to rest up before making the trip into the city to see Aunt Louise for Christmas dinner.

Reilly's Visit Florida

James and Emma took their first flight to Florida to visit Grandma and Grandpa. The flight went relatively well. We have been having a great time and spent the day at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa.

This became one of James and Emma's favorite places in the whole house.

Hazel, the new addition at Grandma and Grandpa's house, spent most of the trip hiding from James and Emma.

13 Months

James and Emma spent the day decorating a Christmas tree for the first time. It involved the word 'No' many, many, many times.

In developmental news:

1. James and Emma are now facing forward in their car seats and loving it.

2. Their favorite word is 'Ball' and subsequently one of their favorite toys as well.

3. No one has started walking yet. They stand for about 30 seconds and then end up crawling to get to what they want.

December 4th

It was a year ago that our family became whole when after four long weeks, Emma came home from the NICU.

James and Emma are reunited after not seeing each other for four weeks. I am not sure James was too happy about it at first.

Happy Thanksgiving

We had a great time with friends and family. James and Emma joined us for dinner and ate turkey, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes and peas. We were extra thankful this year to have Emma home to celebrate her first Thanksgiving. Here are some pictures of the day.

Lots of people are wondering if James and Emma are walking yet and the answer is no. They are both close but no first steps just yet. We will keep you posted as the race to walk is on.

My beautiful models at their photo shoot

We had pictures done to celebrate James and Emma turning one. I attached three of my favorites, but there are plenty more if you follow the link. Please enjoy.

http://wanderthebackroads.zenfolio.com/p679811968

A special thanks goes to our photographer, Michaela, who was so patient and did a fabulous job capturing our active, little ones.

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY JAMES AND EMMA

We had a very fun day celebrating James and Emma's first birthday with friends and family.