Winter Wonderland

New Year's Eve Date Night!

Adriel trying on Mommy's hats

Our little Diva

The girls

Chilaxin in her jammies

First time sledding!

House update...

Well, we are still not in our house, but it looks like it should only be a couple more weeks now! We are so ready to be living at RVR! Ben is LOVING his job there and we'll get to see a whole lot more of him once we're all living out there. Here is the most recent pic we have of the house!

Adriel's First Christmas

Let the pictures tell the story......

Checking out her presents on Christmas morning

Opening her first present...she was psyched!

Showing off her present opening skills

Modeling her new hat and mittens

Ooooh...this is a big one!

First Christmas as a family of three!

Daddy hang time!

Learning to play the mandolin

Being silly

Going for a ride

Mittens from Aunt Jenn!

Loves to read!

Playing peek a boo

Opening the present that Ben picked out for her

Thanksgiving in the OBX!

Adriel learning how to play pool

She loved having her cousins there to wake her up after nap time

Playing with cousins

Touchdown!!!!

Swingin!

Looks like the beach...but it was the sand volleyball court behind our house!

Morning play time

Some of the kids.....

Time to bake pies!

Our adorable nieces

Story time with Aunt Angie!

Tuckered out....ya can't blame her...

Goin for a ride!

With Papa O!

The girls!

With Uncle Cal!

Brothers and their girls

Thanksgiving meal time!

The kids' table

A dance party! It's kind of dark...but you'll get the idea

Recent happenings....

It's getting colder (MUCH colder) and we are getting into the Christmas spirit, so we decided to go on a family date down to Baltimore's Inner Harbor to see the lights and do some shopping! The place was all abuzz with activity including a tuba band (weird) playing Christmas music in the FREEZING cold. After hanging out at the harbor, we went to see the lights on Baltimore's own 34th street where a whole block of row homes gets completely decked out for Christmas! It's a huge local attraction and we had fun showing Adriel all of the lights and drinking the free hot chocolate they were giving out! We are loving having her with us for her first Christmas season!

Ready for a winter outing!

At the Harbor

So cute in her hat!

In front of Santa's house

"Santa's Place" at the Harbor

Giving kisses on 34th Street

The girls! We were SO cold!

Family photo op

Going for a ride

Playing in the "fort" that Daddy built!

She was loving it!

So was Ben!

Adriel's newest dance move