Christmas 2010

Christmas is so much fun when you get to experience it through the eyes of your child. Getting to see the excitement on Ethan's face was priceless!

Opening all the presents!

Look what I got!

Naughty or Nice?

Lately, it has become very evident that our little guy is almost 2. Lots of tantrums when things don't go his way. And hitting and even, yikes-biting!!! :( We are working on those things a lot at home. But most of the time, Ethan is the sweetest little guy. We are having so much fun with him at this age! :)
So sweet!

Reading books...

Feeding the duckies with Mommy!

Playing with the ornaments on Grandma and Grandpa's tree-maybe this is not so nice! :)

Going down the "bumpy slide" at the park!

New Car!

We've been wanting a new car for a while-but it's been so nice having both of our cars paid off so we kept waiting. We decided to go look yesterday-just to see what was out there and the deals they had going on. We left Ethan with my parents but told them we would be back soon. We test drove several cars and were going to leave with a good idea of what we wanted. Jake told the salesman that we would be back unless they could give us a good deal. I am so proud of him-he negotiated VERY well and got us a great deal. :) He told me to be quiet while he did all the talking. So HOURS later, we came home with a 2011 GMC Acadia-we love it! It has a third row of seats in the back-the extra room will be great with 2 car seats soon!

Sick Day

Mommy had to stay home today because Ethan has yet another ear infection (both ears) and an eye infection on top of that! :( His Dr. said we may need to start thinking about tubes in his ears if they don't clear up soon.

Even though my little man is not feeling well, it has been really nice to stay home with him today. Usually when I pick him up from school, we go home, eat dinner, take a bath, and he goes to bed. Not very much quality time. The weekends are spent running endless errands, grocery shopping, grading papers, and doing laundry so it always feels rushed and there's never enough time with Ethan.

Today we have:

snuggled and watched cartoons on the couch,

ate yummy Chick Fil-A,

read some books,

and took a loooong nap (Mommy too)!

I love you so much, sweet Ethan. I enjoyed our day today. I hope you feel better soon.