It's been a while...

I am extremely disappointed in myself for not keeping up with up with my blog.  After all, it is my living diary through motherhood.  In rededicating myself, there is no way I could fill you in on all that's happened!  Here are a few highlights...

Luke slept in silly positions

 Grandma & Papa John came to visit

 We drank wine

 We carved pumpkins

 We dressed up for Halloween

 We hosted Thanksgiving and it was dubbed "The Best Thanksgiving Ever"

 We got ready for Christmas

 Justin coached Isaiah's basketball team

 Isaiah turned 9! And got an ipod touch from Grandma and Papa John!!!

 Lily turned 2!!!

 We spent Christmas in Hoboken and it was so much fun!

 It snowed in NC!!!

 Lily's hair grew long enough to play with :)

 She got a big girl bed

 And Luke continues to sleep like a weird-o  :)

A fun camping weekend

The big boys were at a sleepover, so we had fun with just Luke and Lily :)

Our sweet neighbor Steve found a turtle trying to cross the road last week.  He brought it home, thinking of the boys!  The kids and I weren't home, so Justin put it in their red wagon and he escaped :(  Yesterday, he came back with another one!  We put him in the baby pool and watched him and played with him for a while, but we could tell he hated it!   Steve made the kids shake on it that they would let him go after 3 days :)  We ended up letting him go that night, and boy was he happy!!!  The closer we got to the water, his little legs moved faster and faster! It was pretty cute.  

As we were walking away, Gabe said (word for word) "I sure am gonna miss that little fella" :)

And a few more from my birthday, courtesy of Shannon :)

A fun Saturday night

Jon & Shannon came over and hung out for dinner.  It was a wonderful time, as always.  They asked to take the two big boys home for a sleepover.  Isaiah and Gabe were thrilled!!!  "BYE MOM!!!" as they ran out the door ;)  Here's Isaiah goofing around all excited about the sleepover.

Fun just hanging out with these two little ones :)  It's always interesting to watch how they behave when the dynamics change...  These two LOVE their big bros, but EAT UP the extra attention when they're gone :)