Leo 8 months

It is difficult to imagine that we were patiently (or not so patiently) waiting for Leo to arrive just over 8 months ago. He has been such a joy! We are currently trying to get him to stop wheezing. After another trip to urgent care he is on nebulizer treatments. The doctor thought he was such a good baby!

He can turn frequently from back to tummy but has only mastered this maneuver in his crib. He sits up quite well as long as he isn't trying to look behind him, like at his sister who runs around in a blur. I am anxiously waiting for him to be mobile and I know I'll regret that as soon as it happens. I wish I could report that he is sleeping through the night, but no can do :) He must have an internal alarm clock for 3:30am.

It won't be long until he is a toddler, we are trying to soak up as much of this time as possible.

Trip to the MOA

We spent the day today at the Mall of America with cousin Reed, Aunt Heather and Grandma Sue. Dru and Reed did rides and we had a lunch at "Uncle Donald's" (McDonald's). Dru and Leo were exhausted, they both fell asleep in the car. We had a great time! As you can see we were in our Vikings gear :) Julie was lucky and went to the game so she kept me updated with the score. Go Vikings!

Leo's First Haircut

Before (the so-called comb over)

Hanging tough, even with hair in his eyes

Our handsome boy!

My mom gave Leo his first haircut. He sat really well on a phone book in a high chair. He kept bringing the cape up to his face and because I had just put ointment in his eyes the hair would stick. He eventually did figure he'd had enough. Doesn't he look like a little toddler?

Christmas Evening 2009

Can you tell Dru is so tired she can't even smile? :)

Reed and Dru were having a blast with the beads.

Christmas evening we went to the Bloom's (my aunt, uncle and cousins) house for dinner and family time. Our annual $2 gift game increased to $3 due to inflation. The food was delicious and the company was perfect. The day surely doesn't seem long enough to fit everything in.

Christmas Morning 2009

This was Dru's first Christmas that she began to understand about Santa. She seemed to put the together the concept of seeing Santa and that he brought her and Leo the gifts she asked for. Dru got a baby doll stroller with a new baby doll and Leo got a dump truck and bus. We opened Santa's gifts then went to my parent's house for breakfast and to open presents with my family. Dru and Leo took naps during present opening so we were able to focus in Reed. He is at the perfect age to enjoy Christmas!

I added the pic of our backyard, notice the pine trees sagging terribly with the heavy snow!!

Christmas Eve 2009

We spent Christmas Eve with Julie's family. We enjoyed Cossetta's pizza and appetizers. It was a low key evening which is refreshing in the stress of the holidays. Dru and Leo are sitting with their cousins Jake (15), Zach (12), and Nick (8).

Christmas Storm 2009

The snow storm over Christmas gave us many inches of very heavy snow. We shoveled off the deck and Dru decided she wanted to "help". She would try to push the snow but eventually figured out throwing snow chunks around to see them break apart was more fun.