A Maryland New Year’s

So the Thursday before New Years we traveled to Maryland with our 3 kiddos for our first family road trip.  The traveling went pretty good.  Easton was great but it was Gavin that was the cry baby.  I guess he is at that age that he hates being strapped into his car seat for too long.  We went to celebrate Christmas with my side of the family.  My grandma had her Christmas gathering on New Years Day instead so everyone could do their own thing on Christmas since we all have our own little growing families now.  On Thursday evening we met up with Mimi and Dunka where they are living now and had dinner and hung out, but I didn't take any pictures :(   Then we went to my grandmas house so here is our trip in pictures and captions!!

Friday morning waking up to Pancakes with Christmas sprinkles made by Grammy!

We went to my Dad’s house next.  Known as GrandPoP and Grandma Kris to the boys.  Here is Easton at 2 weeks old and weighing 10 pounds already!

Meeting their newest Grandson

Its not often Gavin sits with me anymore so I had to document it.  He is always on the go these days!

Aunt Joanie with the newest red head!

Gavin learning what Football is all about!

Our attempt to get a picture of boys with them.  We were missing the girls that day, Aubrey and Olivia!

 

 

Jackson loves all his little cousins.

 

Ok, so here is what we have found with the downfall of having the boys so close together.  I cant get a picture of just the three of them.  Bradley can not hold both of them on his own! He used to hold Gavin but now he has to hold Easton and Gavin just runs off.  Here is our attempt of just the boy grandkids. 

This is Bradley’s new smile for the camera face.  Lovely right…ha-ha!  I bet he will laugh at this one day when he’s older.  This was his cool gift from POp and Grandma.  He loves it and calls it his “video bike.”

Now, we are back at Grandmas house (G.G.’s) on Saturday, New Years Day!

My cousin Jenn with her daughters Allison and Katelyn

 

Bradley gravitated right to Aubrey.  They are at the perfect age to make best cousins for a lifetime.  It’s like they never missed a beat being away from each other. 

Group Picture.

All of G.G.’s great grandchildren.  She knows she is blessed!

Later that night after dinner everyone made build-a-bears that Joanie had bought for each kid.  All the Dad’s sewed a bear.  It was so sweet and so hilarious for us to see them sewing bears! They did great though, we were very impressed. 

Andrew trying to help Nathan.

Brad is still threading the needle.  Later he said that he was struggling because my Grandma put tons of Bailey’s in his Irish coffee!

Sharing a late night cookie snack!

Once we got home from our trip the boys got into playing with all their toys. 

Batman Bradley!

All cleaned up and cozy.  There’s no place like home after traveling!  We survived but I am not going to lie.  It was a lot of work for Brad and I to juggle all three kids.  It is always harder when you aren’t in your own house but then throw in a 2 week old and sleep exhaustion makes it even harder.  We are glad we did it though and I know our families were glad too.  We had a wonderful time making more family memories!

Happy NEW YEARS 2011!

Snow much fun days

The day after Christmas we woke up to about 6 inches of snow and it was still falling.  It was pretty spectacular to say the least.  Bradley was so excited and I was excited to see Gavin play in it for the first time too.  We got snow last year and the year before.  Here’s the recap of the Pinehurst snow days….

 

Look at these baby faces!

January 20, 2009….Bradley’s First Snow! Sophia and him wore that sled out that day!

January 30, 2010 …just earlier this year was Bradley’s second snow and Gavin’s first!  Now onto our second snow of 2010….

Gavin was tickled to see all this white stuff.

Daddy was outside cleaning the cars and threw snowballs up at Bradley!

Now we are finally outside and they ganged up on my and threw snowballs at me when I had the camera.  So unfair!

Geez Bradley, don’t be that excited that you are dancing for mommy to get pelted with snowballs.  Thanks!

Gavin wasn’t overjoyed like Bradley but he sure looks cute in the snow.  He got too cold eventually and actually took off and climbed the stairs to go back inside…hint, hint!

Sharing Snowballs.

I love his faces and those cheeks!

 

Then we made a sled. Bradley loved it just as much as last  year. 

Gavin didn’t even crack a smile. 

We had so much fun and once I set the camera down I did get to join in on the sledding and the snowball fights.  I got Daddy and Bradley back! I hope snow adventures can be a part of the boys childhood every year. 

Jesus is the Reason…

for this season! Since I didn’t mention anything in my Christmas blog and I couldn’t say it better than her.  I wanted to share with you my friend Rachel’s blog.  She is inspiring and this particular story is what we should have been thinking about and talking about at some point yesterday because that would have honored God.  I hope you did but if not then read this and there is always next Christmas and everyday to know and share the love of Jesus!

http://www.godknowsyourheart.com/

Christmas with the Woodward’s

This Christmas was our first as a family of five and it was very special for all of us! We shared so many great memories and had Mimi and Dunka here to share them with.  It was their first time spending Christmas morning with our family.  Bradley was so excited Christmas morning.  He ran into our bedroom to wake us up after seeing Santa had indeed left gifts and stockings for all of us.  He said “Mommy, Daddy…Santa came quickly in the middle of the night while I was sleeping and he left me presents…come see…hurry!”

 

Cookies and Egg Nog left for Santa.  He left the boys a note too. 

 

The stockings filled.

Mimi and Dunka’s crafty stocking made by me…ha-ha!

Gavin’s Christmas gift.  He got this one big gift from Santa since he is just at that age.  He LOVES it and Bradley pushes him all around the house in it.  It wont stay in the house but it has been great with them being cooped up inside since its cold. 

A recorded card Bradley made for them.  They were laughing because he recorded the “farting frog” for them. 

Gavin picked everything up off the floor after we opened it and in his mouth it went!

Bradley had to take every single piece of paper off (even from the bottom) before he opened his gifts. 

He got Woody and Bullseye…

This is what he had wished for the most…Batman! He had been asking for Batman with the Vroom Vroom (motorcycle) but he also told his teachers he wanted a race car so Santa gave him the “Batman with the race car.” Well, he made sure to let us know about Santa’s mistake.  This kid remembers everything!

Famous Christmas morning photo…the no make-up one!

The day before our family friends Mike & Vicki in California sent the boys these matching bear hats.  Thank You so Much Mike & Vicki…here is their picture.  We love the hats!

We didn’t have a white Christmas but when we woke up this morning, we more than made up for it….

 

We just got back from playing in the snow so there is more to share later of this beautiful fluffy snow!