Quinn is 23 months old

Happy 23 months!

Merry Christmas

Christmas 2011 came and Christmas 2011 was gone. I managed to capture this one family picture in front of the tree just on time.

It was a nice holiday though spend with the Everson family obviously as we were home this year.

Christmas Eve we were at grandpa and grandma Everson's house and what a surprise: Santa came to visit. Quinn was a little bit scared of the good old man even though he brought her some presents. Hopefully next year she will do better (if he comes to visit again) and she will take her little brother by the hand to show him how it's done.

Kane is 4 months old

4 months old! HOORRAY! Our baby is growing so fast!

Things are going pretty smoothly at the moment. You are such a happy baby, smiling a lot and on a pretty good schedule.

What's going on at 4 months: 

* you sleep through the night, about 10 to 11 hours and take 3 naps during the day (not always very long though).

* you still are 100% breastfed, which is going better than expected. We haven't introduced solids yet.

* You like to lay on your belly and look around and keep track of your sister.

* 4 months wellness stats:

weight: 15 lbs 11 oz (7100 grams)

height: 24 3/4 inch (63 cm)

head circumference: 43 cm

* Your pretty blue eyes make us fall in love with you over and over again. 

St. Nick

We know that St. Nick was very busy in Holland at the beginning of December, but he still made time for a visit to our house to drop off some presents for Quinn and Kane.

Thank you for thinking of us St. Nick. We hope to see you again next year!

Go Pack Go!

Football season is in full throttle and the Packers are going strong! No losses yet so far. Hopefully they can continue the winning streak and make it all the way to the Superbowl for another championship.

Our 2 little Packers fans are almost as excited for game time as we are! Although sometimes Dora wins it over the game and daddy moves to the kitchen to watch it there ;-)

Unfortunately, when I write this post a few months later, we know that the Packers didn't win the Superbowl. They made it to the play off games with only 1 loss during the regular season, but they lost their first play off game against the Giants (who ended up winning the Superbowl). Too bad. Hopefully we're back in it next year!

Quinn is 22 months old

Our 22 months-old girl!

Little miss independent thinks that now she's 22 months old, she can eat her yoghurt all by herself...

.....without a spoon.

Quinn's first haircut

Quinn's hair was getting a little thin at the bottom so I thought a little trim would be good to freshen it up again and make it look thicker. So we went over to my friend Karri who gave her her first hair cut.

She did awesome. With a serious look on her face she sat still very good so the job was done quickly. And her curls are still there thank god!

Kane is 3 months old

Kane is 3 months old! Our little boy is doing great.
What's going on at 3 months:
* He loves to smile and giggle.
* He loves to get kisses from his big sister Quinn.
* He loves to be on his belly and view the world from a different angle. He holds his head up really well.
* He sleeps through the night! YEAH!!!!! Bedtime starts between 8.30 and 9.00pm and he sleeps until about 7am. This started when he was 10 weeks old and it makes me VERY VERY happy! Good job buddy.
* He takes 3 to 4 naps during the day, varying in length.
* He is still fully breastfed and eats 6 times a day.
* He doesn't want his pacifier anymore. Instead, he has found his thumb! Yes, we have two thumsuckers now......
* He holds on to toys when you give it in his hands.
* He also discovered his hands and likes to look at his fingers and move them.
* His big blue eyes follow every move we make. He especially keeps an eye on his big sister.
We LOVE you little man.

First snow of the season

Early November and the first snow is already here! What an unpleasant surprise. I don't think Quinn really remembers the snow from last year, so she didn't know what was happening. She was excited to go outside though and feel and touch the white cold powder.

Ryan was home early from work and it didn't take him long to get the sled down from the attic.

Quinn on her first sleigh ride of the season!

A little hesitant at first, but she enjoyed it a lot!

The snow was very sticky. Perfect for making a snowman.

Tadaa! Mr. Snowman.

It was so funny, the snowman was right in front of our living room windows and after Quinn came back inside, she got her dolls, brought them up to the window and showed them her snowman. It was the cutest thing to see her talking to her dolls. I don't know exactly what she said, but it must have been about how much fun she had outside.....

A few days later all the snow was almost gone. Quinn was disappointed that she couldn't go on her sled anymore, but she took it out anyway....

Feeling the snow.....

and tasting it......

And this is what's left of Mr. Snowman! Well, I'm sure he'll be back this winter!