Our 2012 News

Some of you may have already heard the news (Grandma has a hard time keeping a secret), but yes it is true....baby makes 5!  We found out a little before Christmas that we were expecting again.  Baby Schreier is due August 17, 2012.  Ricky and I are very excited, but we will admit a little nervous to have a 3 year old a 1 year old and newborn all at once!  It will be a BUSY and wonderful time and we cannot wait to meet this little one.  Bella is excited she is going to be a big sister again, she wants another baby girl.  Gracie doesn't get it...so we will see how she likes it when the baby arrives.

I have been horribly sick so I am lucky to have Ricky and my parents helping me out daily.  I would be a mess without them.  I know the end result completely out weights this part...but I am ready to be done with the sickness. 

Happy 2012!

Christmas fun

So far celebrating the Holiday Season with a 2 year old and a 1 year old has been such an amazing and fun experience.  To watch their excitement every time we pass ANY house with lights, see a Christmas tree, hear a Christmas song or bake Christmas cookies, has been so memorable.  I know I will never forget these precious moments.  Bella is anxiously awaiting Christmas Eve, moving the marker each day getting closer and closer to the 24th.  We of course have visited Santa, wrote him a letter and talked about what she would like, but this year she is more concerned with making sure we make chocolate chip cookies and buy milk for Santa, then she is about getting a gift.  She asked for a new pair of blue shoes, and she said, "that's all".  She is so pure, innocent and sweet.  She makes my heart melt everyday.  Gracie doesn't really "get" the whole Santa concept yet (expect for the fact she DID NOT want to sit on his lap.)  However, she loves the music.  We play Christmas music all day everyday at our house.  I love Christmas and I am so blessed to have these beautiful girls, Ricky and the rest of my amazing family.  So as we enjoy Christmas and the holiday season I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year. 

Meeting Santa

Gracie was not too happy with this picture....

At the Holiday Train

Macys Display

Thanksgiving Weekend

This year I am especially grateful for an amazing husband, two healthy and incredibly sweet daughters and the rest of my wonderful family.  We enjoyed our Thanksgiving weekend having a few large family dinners, making gingerbread houses, and playing with cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles.  Ricky and I even had a date night attending a friends wedding, while the girls were with Grandma and Papa O'Neill at the Forslin's annual potato sausage making!

THANKSGIVING

 Auntie Chrissy

 The girls

GINGERBREAD MAKING

(Bella actually really liked making them...you would never guess it though)

Our houses from front left circling around...

Timmy, Ricky, Lotsburg (yes his collapsed), Bella and Grandma's, mine

 

Gracie hanging out with Papa



Winter is here

We realize it is only November 20th, but snow is here...our tree is up and we are ready for the holidays.  Gracie and Ricky put up our tree when Bella and I were at school.  Then Bella and I came home and put on the ornaments.  I will attach another picture of our tree soon.  We have what Papa Tim calls a "Gracie free zone" located at the bottom of our tree.  This means our tree looks beautiful with only ornaments on the upper half.  Very....unique.

***SNOW FUN***

Getting two little girls ready to go outside = 15 minutes

Amount of time actually spent outside = 10 minutes

So worth it.

Watching Gracie experience snow for the first time was so fun.  She has not mastered walking in it yet...but she has mastered eating as much as she can fit in her mouth.  Bella loved going on the sled and helping Ricky shovel.

Our Little Princess

My little dancer

Bella had her first dance class this week.  She is now a "Broadway Baby" at Dance By Kris.  Here she is showing us what she had learned at her first class.  She loves the new leotard and ballet slippers.  She says, "I am a Princess Ballerina". 

Gracie's one!

On November 2nd Gracie celebrated her 1st birthday.  Oh how time flies.  She was lucky enough to have a few celebrations.  We spent her birthday at the Children's Museum (which is totally amazing-I would recommend it to anyone with children, we will be going back very soon) and then had a wonderful birthday party and Grandma and Papa O'Neills.  Here are some new photos.

 My big one year old enjoying her birthday gift from Bella.

 Playing at the children's museum.

 Brit and Gracie

The Birthday Girls

 Grandma Terri made Gracie's favorite for her birthday.  Spaghetti. 

Just cuddling with Grandma.

Halloween

We had a busy Halloween weekend.  Friday we spent the night at Bella's school carnival, Saturday we had a costume party for Gracie's birthday party for the Schreier family, Sunday we carved pumpkins and Monday trick-or-treated at Grandma and Papa's. 

Bella and Gracie doing the "BOO WALK" at school 

Gracie's costume party

 Gracie in her pumpkin outfit 2011 (1 yr) & Bella in her pumpkin outfit 2009 (8 months)

Carving our pumpkin

 

Happy Halloween