FINALLY... the CHRISTMAS & NEW YEARS pictures!

Noah's first Christmas parade... it was SOOOOO cold that day!

It turns out - Noah was more interested in our friends Paul & Carlton than he was in the parade!

Ahhh! Dad, your nose is cold!


This was taken one Saturday after Christmas shopping... all shopped out!

Our first annual gingerbread house! We're thinking this will be a family tradition... it was good Saturday night entertainment, after our day of Christmas shopping.

Noah got his new Christmas pajamas from his great Nonnie and great Aunt Cathy.

We had dinner Christmas eve with some friends (Derek & Angela) that live 5 minutes from our house. (We love that they are so close!) they took this picture right before we left to go to the Christmas Eve service at our church... and then Adam had to work the night shift. (boo!)

CHRISTMAS MORNING... Adam had just gotten in from working all night; we made breakfast together and then opened gifts.

(Sadie is getting bored with all of Noah's gifts)

(Well! What's that?! I think that smells like a new toy for ME!!)

Both of the kids and their "chew toys" -- Noah's favorite gift was the wrapping paper... he loved it and cried when we took it away after this picture was taken!

NEW YEARS
We had several college friends (and a Sri Lanka friend) come into town to celebrate New Years... it was a great weekend!

It was really cold -- but the sun was out -- so we headed to the park to get out of the house! (Taryn, Mindy, Emelyn)

Chris & Josiah (Chris was a very good sport!)

The visit would have been incomplete without a wrestling match: Mark and Chris gang up on Carlton; Josiah tries to save his dad; and Sadie (as always) wants to be in on the action as well.

The visit also would have been incomplete without kitchen time!

Josiah "being sweet" to Noah

Another cold day! Another trip to the park! (Noah & Josiah)

brrrr... The trip to the park was cut short due to freezing temps... we walked straight over to the pizza place!

Taryn & Josiah, Carlton, Ryan, Mark

Chris, Emelyn, Mindy & Noah

"... and, I'm done."

Work, work, work! Fun, fun, fun!

Everybody contributed to the big Italian dinner... and it was fine, fine, fine!

Ommm, who put a princess crown on my son?

Adam (a little tired after the night shift!) working on THE risotto.

Mark and Sadie almost didn't make it until midnight... whew! so tired!

Happy New Year!

Ryan, Chris, Dave, Mark, Adam & Noah, Mindy at the Brick Store

A FEW OF NOAH's FIRSTS...

With the start of the new year, Noah started eating cereal (with Emelyn)

Noah got a haircut

and of course...

Noah found Sadie's dog bone...

and chewed on it!