Out with the new...

UDPATE: 3:10 PM
Welcome Neve Dianne Elizabeth Kelly!
8 lbs., 4 oz. and 21 inches long (which makes her bigger at birth than her brothers!)
She is also named after her two grandmothers.
Baby and mom are doing well!

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2008 is on its way out, but not before it welcomes a new little bundle of joy! We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our new niece/cousin! We will update this post as we get more news.

And also, this marks post #100 for 2008! Wow - that's a lot of bloggin'!

Hey, I remember this Bumbo thing...

Maybe I can still squeeze into it?

Let's try it this way...

Now this way...woah!

Ta-Da! There we go! Nice and snug!

Some Vids From Christmas

We've posted some videos on You Tube of Alex opening presents on Christmas Day. Some were taken at Grandma and Grandpa's, some were taken at our home. Enjoy!
Pushing around the presents on Christmas!

Check out my new keyboard from Aunt Shelly!

Opening books from Grandma and Grandpa Hennig

Christmas 2008

We had a wonderful Christmas this year, hard to believe it was Alex's THIRD one! We were "bad parents" last night and let him stay up late because we just enjoyed watching him play with all of his presents. We didn't want to interrupt him, he looked like he was having so much fun! Here's a comparison of the past few years, see how much he's grown:

Christmas 2008 - 25 months old
Christmas 2007 - 13 months old

Christmas 2006 - 1 month old

And if you want to see more pictures, we've uploaded all of the Christmas photos to our Shutterfly site - enjoy!

One to go!

Since it's one day until Christmas, here's two photos celebrating it! Nothing says "parenthood" quite like painting your child's stomach and forcing them to take pictures in the name of peace on Earth!


Alex's new favorite Christmas song:

It's almost time...

Tick tock, tick tock, only two days to go!

Tree More Days...

In honor of our recent attempts to potty train.
(yes, "three" is purposely spelled wrong above...Chicago pronunciation)

Read all about it...

Four more days until Christmas!

Five to Go...

Cat's Meow

Six days until Santa!

Seven Diet Coke Cans...

Please note two things about this photo:

1. I'm sitting on my new table that was an early Christmas present from Santa, thanks to Grandma Dianne! Adios crib - make way for my new table and chairs!

2. Mom gave in today and let me have a pacifier (and I managed to scrounge up another two to hoard)...'tis the season!

Cheers!

Eight days until Christmas...shake it up!

Single digits!

It's on - only nine days to go!

Snicker...

Little drummer boys counts down the days, only 10 more to go!

A sign from Pontiac, IL...downstaters are pretty funny!

Still counting...

Eleven days (or a pair of candlesticks) to go!

30 Pound Lolcat

12 days until Christmas and the cards are out!


Lincoln decided to jump right on them once I finished putting the stamps on. And then, about 2 hours later, I found he was also laying on my cell phone, when someone called me and he started vibrating. I decided to create my own Lolcat in honor of the Seinfeld Christmas card episode.

What's a Lolcat???

Waiting for Santa...

13 days to go!

14 and counting...

Gift Idea!

15 days until Christmas, and if you're still wondering what to get me as a gift, here are some hints...

Hint #1: While not technically made out of gold, it has in fact been described as "golden".



Hint #2: It's been basically empty for the last two years.



Hint #3: It's green - powered by wind...lots and lots of it.



Hint #4: It's gonna *bleeping* cost you!



Still stumped???

It's an Illinois Senate Seat!

Tree...Check!

16 days and counting...
Finally got the decorations out for the tree, and picked up a tree last night!

Cookie Monster

Scarfing down an oatmeal raisin cookie and counting down the days until Christmas (only 17 to go)...

The spatulas remind Mom to start making some more banana bread (with chocolate chips)!

Welcome, Baby Barrett!

18 more days until Christmas...and a new cousin!



Baby Barrett Eric was born at 7:20 p.m. today. He is a big boy like his dad (and cousin) - weighing in at 9 lbs., 2 oz.! His mom and dad are doing well! He is just so sweet and Grandma Dianne says that he looks just like his dad did when he was born, except with a head of black hair. We're all now anxiously awaiting his other cousin!

St. Nicholas Day

19 days and counting...
We celebrated St. Nick's Day with Alex today, it was something we did growing up and thought it would be fun to continue. Alex put his boot out last night and this morning it was filled with a couple small gifts from St. Nick, along with a note from him reminding him to "be a good boy" for Santa Claus.

Quit making me eat pop-tarts!

20 Days Til Christmas...and in desperate need of a nap!

Projects this weekends:
1. Get the holiday cards out
2. Drag out the decorations
3. Finalize the gift list
4. Stay warm!

21 Days til Christmas!

22 Days and Some Video Clips

Video clips from Thanksgiving weekend!

Ride on a Four-Wheeler

Cows Hanging Out

Alex Eats His Birthday Cake

23 Days...

Online Advent Calendar by Alex

24 Days until Christmas!

Seeing Santa

$24.95 for a CD of unlimited photo usage.

$7 for a matching red striped shirt from Children's Place.

Getting three cousins together to have their picture taken with Santa...

Priceless.