Hansel and Gretel have nothing on this house....

Paul and I decorated our first gingerbread house together today. It was a lot of fun! Paul may have sampled a few of the candies, and maybe a bit of the frosting, but I can't be sure. That may explain the smile on his face when we were done. : ) We are in the middle of our first true Nor-easter of the season, and it is snowing to beat the band right now. We are supposed to get at least ten inches of snow, ending with a possible mix. Yuck. I hope they are wrong about that. Lastly, GO PATS!!!! They play the Jets today, and we New England fans are quite excited about the game. John (my brother) and I think that the score may be a bit lower than it would have been if we weren't be pounded by a snowstorm.

Baby's first haircut

Well, I figured that it was about time that I cut Henry's hair for the first time. It was getting pretty long (even his pediatrician said something). And, we want him to look nice for Christmas, so.....I decided to cut it yesterday. He was a very good boy! I sat him in highchair, and put on Baby Noah on the tv (thank you Uncle Ben and Aunt Katie...they still LOVE that DVD a year later...). He sat there like a perfect little angel and didn't bat an eyelash even when the clippers were roaring loud, right near his head. Then again, he doesn't cry when he gets his shots either. So, I guess that stint in the NICU made him quite the tough boy. Anyway, things are looking like Christmas around here, with several different snowfalls so far, with more predicted tonight, and a classic Nor-easter coming Sunday. Yippee! Better go get bread and milk tomorrow (with the rest of Lewiston/Auburn)!!

Move over "Red" Auerbach...

Paul and Henry were playing around the other day with the pegs that are supposed to go into a board (then be hammered in, like most kids do with them). But since Henry is teething like a madman, he is putting everything into his mouth. And thus these pictures are born.....Brian came up with the title for this post, and we hope you enjoy the silly pictures. There will be more traditional Christmas pictures to come, since we decorated our tree yesterday. We went to Farmer Whiting's on Saturday afternoon and purchased the tree. Paul and Henry both love the tree, and the family had a wonderful time yesterday morning decorating it all together....very Normal Rockwell. Love it!!

the first snow day

Happy December everyone! I hope that you all are enjoying the holiday season. I love this time of year. Friends and family, snow days and hot chocolate, snuggling by the fire (or television!!). You get the picture. So, we had our first snow day today, and the boys, Brian and I, with Hoosier too, all went outside and played for a while. Paul and Brian played a little longer than Henry and I did, but fun was had by all. It was a beautiful snowfall, and we got about 8 to 10 inches, with some more predicted for tonight. Not quite the 12-18 that they had forecasted. Oh, well. It is only the beginning of winter here in Maine. I did see that Dallas had record highs in the 80s today. I can't even imagine that weather right now. It is a LONG ways away for us Mainers, but I do love the snow and white Christmas lights at night. What a beautiful sight to see!