Congratulations!!

Welcome to the world, Alyssa. Congratulations, Amanda and John!!! I can't wait to get my behind up to Newark so I can meet that little pumpkin and take lots and lots of pictures of her.

Merry Christmas!

We have had a wonderful Christmas this year. Both sets of parents and my brother spent Christmas day with us, enjoying a breakfast of scrambled eggs, sausage, and Cinnabon cinnamon rolls. We had a yummy turkey dinner that day as well...And we're still enjoying the leftovers. Benjamin got lots of toys...it's hard to teach a nearly-three-year-old about being grateful for the abundance he enjoys, but he thanked everyone and has been playing with his train house, basketball hoop, duplos, as well as Noah's toys. :)

Some photos:
Christmas eve, at Andy & Melissa's place.
Christmas morning...


K's family.
T's family
The day after Christmas, our friends Christine, David, Jennie, Dave and baby Claire came over for make-your-own-pizza lunch. It was nice to see everyone and meet Claire - she's so sweet! Noah was particularly fussy, but we got a decent photo of the two of them.

baking

It's Christmastime

I haven't had much to write about these days...Tim is enjoying his Christmas break [and it's possible that Benjamin, Noah and I are enjoying it even more than he is!] - we have done some walking, playing, decorating, and now Grandma and Grandpa B are in town. Some photos:

Grandpa B and a Christmas tree

Decorating our tree:

The four of us!

Three months

Noah is three months old already! (How did that happen? I'm certain he was just born!) He is a ton of fun: smiling, "talking," making adorable faces, grabbing at things on his playgym, chewing/sucking on his hands, looking at and smiling at our faces, and growing like crazy! And, my personal favorite, he has been sleeping from 8 or 9 at night to 6 or 7 in the morning (for the past 10 days or so!). Noah is still our easygoing little guy!

Eliza

If you are of the praying sort, please do so for this family. They lost their nearly three year old daughter yesterday, and while they know she is now at peace, I know they could use peace and comfort in this difficult time. I cannot even fathom what it is to lose a child, my heart breaks for my friends. Sam, Daniele, and Luke, we will pray fervently for you. Know we are sending you hugs and love and prayers from California, and will continue to do so. I definitely had to close my eyes to hide my tears when Benjamin prayed for you guys.

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