Miles, 7 months!

I can't believe my little man is already 7 months old! EEEK! He's growing up so quick, but at 7 months, he's still not a sleeper. Maybe someday, lol! Miles has been sitting up for a couple months now, and he's scooting around a bit too. I'm in no rush to have him mobile though, as it takes quite a bit of energy chasing after Eli all day. He LOVES eating, and hasn't turned away anything as of yet. It's good to know that all the time I spend making his food is paying off! He's really starting to put on weight, which is great since he lost so much when he was sick. Here's the little guy, enjoying a snack!

Our visitors from Mars...

Chrissy and Zach came in town today, and stopped by my mom's to see the boys and Grace! Eli loved having Zach to play with, and we always love our visits with the Castora Crew!!

Listening to music

Checking out Zach's cast...poor guy! At least we got to sign it!
Kiki and Grace

Eli wanted some baby loves too!

Dancing with Kiki

Can't forget Miles!

Miles wanted to give Grace a kiss

Sweet babies!

For once, Miles looks huge!

The boys meet Grace...

And they are in love! Eli can't get enough of his newest cousin, and Miles seems to enjoy her too!

A little bit of brotherly love!

Brace yourself for a miracle...
Eli and Miles, both looking towards the camera, sitting still, AND smiling!
(as you can see, Grace could care less!)

Welcome Baby Grace!!

Grace Anna Lynn Johnson came into the world at 10:26 pm, weighing 8lbs 1oz, and 19 3/4 inches! I can't believe my little brother is a daddy now!! Here's the newest member of our family:

Spitting image of her daddy

Aunt Chrissy came in from PA to meet her
Devon and Matt

Since Grace came the day of her baby shower, I brought her mommy some gifts. I spent ALL DAY making chocolate and getting all her gifts together...but clearly Grace didn't want to miss that celebration! Here is Loryn enjoying some yummy pink chocolate covered pretzels!!

Lots of goodies!

As I had mentioned, I spent all day making chocolates, and putting the finishing touches on the diaper cake I made. Notice the chocolate covered pretzels surrounding the base...YUM!

Close up! Grace's name, also made of chocolate!

All wrapped and ready to go!

Welcome to the world sweet baby Grace! It's nice to have some more PINK in our lives!!

Happy New Year!!

We brought in the New Year with our great friends, The Puchmeyers!! Eli and Bella had their first sleepover, and slept in the same room without incident. We were thrilled, and enjoyed hearing them talk before falling fast asleep. The kids got to have some fun before we shipped them off to bed though!

How sweet is that?

The kids went to bed, and we had a great time playing the Wii, having great conversations, lots of food, and of course a few adult drinks!

Anna, Melissa, Callista and I

Anna and her au pair friends

I look a little scared, lol!

Ringing in the New Year with my love!

(Notice Callista and Puch in the backround, and our Christmas Ale stares!)

Happy New Year!! Here's hoping 2010 is filled with health and happiness!!

A year in review...

2009 was a roller coaster ride, filled with so many highs and lows. Here's a quick summary of our year!!



-Newly pregnant
-Found out baby #2 was another boy!!
-Put on bed rest
-Celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary
-Daddy went to Vegas with the boys
-Lots of extra doctor appts. for mommy and baby
-Miles Alexander was born...and we finally settled on a name!!
-Tons of summer fun
-Miles and I get pertussis...no fun!
-Eli got glasses
-Eli turned 2!!
-We suffered an unimaginable loss
-Ben moved home, and is going to be a daddy soon!
-We made it through the holidays!

In addition, our year was filled with tons of birthdays, celebrations, play dates, family fun, and many great memories. The end of our year was very rough for us all, so we're excited to see what 2010 will bring! Wishing everyone a very happy, and healthy New Year!!

Going gray already??

Eli cannot be trusted...even for a split second. If he is quiet, he's getting into trouble for sure! I was putting Miles down for a nap, and come back to a white haired child. Eli decided that diaper cream would work great as hair gel!!

He was covered!!



And a few of Mr. Miles trying out his new jumper

Once he figured it out, he loved it!

Merry Christmas!!

We had Christmas breakfast at Grammy's, then it was off to Tata's for the rest of the day. The boys, especially Eli, had so much fun. As always, we enjoyed spending time with all of the family!

Ring around the rosies...Eli and Avery style!

Eli and Bella checking out Miles' new toy

Eli had fun following Mera's every move...

Miles and Sean...we love having him home for the holidays!

Hayden and Nader

Mera and Miles....Mera is so good with the babies!!

Eli and Hayden, making some music!

Bella and Eli

Avery and Dina

And I tried to get a picture of the boys together...

But this was as good as it was going to get!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!