SANTA!

Well, after all of the presents from relatives and after Santa came to Grawa and Papa's Caelan did not expect him to come to our house. However, he did come! All he wanted from Santa was a "Lellow train and a Lellow truck" he got them! Some of the pictures are Caelan following Santa's trail of glitter to the fireplace where he left his hat behind. (Thanks to Shannon and friends next door who took care of our puppies over night!) Other pictures are them enjoying some of the presents. The giant red tube, the magnet alphabet and Cam with his Mickey Mouse airplane. They had a great Christmas and are extremely spoiled with love and presents.

Christmas with Cousins

Camden was so tired by the time we arrived at Rolynne's house. This is him meeting Kara and Katie for the first time. As you can see, it took him no time to snuggle up to them. Hopefully, we can get together with them more often!

Christmas at Multiple Houses

Caelan and Grawa made delicious cookies. Notice who was in charge of the green sprinkles! Caelan put quite a few on each cookie. These cookies were mostly made for Santa. When Santa came, he only left a few crumbs and Rudolph ate almost all of the carrots, too. Many of the pictures were taken and Great Grandma and Great Papa Cahill's. There the food is always good, the family is always fun, and snuggles from Great Grandma are always needed! We even got a family picture.

While the Boys were Outside...

Mommy and Camden got to snuggle.

Caelan

On Christmas day, Caelan, Papa, and Daddy enjoyed some outside time. Before that, he tried out his fire truck that Santa brought him.

Caelan's Last Day at Snooky's

Caelan is going to pre-school (which terrifies mommy) and he had to say goodbye to Snooky and his daycare friends. Snooky has helped mommy for three years (since he was two weeks old). Caelan will miss her so much, but he will be back once a week in the summer!

Santa Came Early

Here is when they heard the first "Ho Ho Ho!"

We love Jamie.

Got any food Santa?

All of the kids gathered around Santa. Next year, there will be three new little ones!

Hardworking Guys

Our driveway was taken care of by a 3 1/2 foot shoveler...that is until his hands got too cold. Daddy is thankful for the help.

Sweet, Sweet Boys

We have a new obsession! It's called a laundry basket. Notice how it's empty. These guys don't let mommy get much laundry done, but the basket is still in use every night!

Belly Laugh

Caelan is really good at making Camden laugh. Here we are right after the afternoon nap having a great time on the couch.

Ho! Ho! Ho!

We stopped in to Bass Pro Shop to see Santa. Caelan asked for a "Lellow train and a lellow truck." Camden wasn't too sure about Santa.

Working Hard

Camden has figured out the drawer system in the kitchen, and Caelan has really improved his numbers. Caelan will be heading to pre-school in January, so he has some work to do. He put out all of the numbers in order and then matched them with the numbers of a different font. He says he has his "smarty pants" on.

Nine Months Old

Here's a comparison picture of Caelan and Camden at nine months old. I only do this to bring little Caelan back into the spotlight with his little brother. It's also very fun to see how different/alike they are.

I'm not sure about weight and height yet, but he's doing so many things. He eats all real food except for steak and peanut butter. He eats it fast and he eats it intensely. I actually feel like I just throw the food on the tray and pull my hand away just in time! Mealtimes are so hilarious. We haven't been out to eat in awhile, so when we do, we're going to have to break the moaning habit with the inhaling of the food. We'll get "public-ready" in no time. He's hilarious. I really can't get over the eating thing.

He gets up on his knees every now and then, but he seems to really enjoy the army crawl. He has just realized the joy of standing. He says "da da", "om ma" and "hi-ya!" thanks to his big brother's love of Kung Fu Panda. He can also wave "Hi" and "bye, bye." We're still waiting for the two front teeth, but he smiles like he's got a full set.

We love our guys!