Busy December...

It's been an extremely busy and amazingly quick-passing December! We visited the Santa Train w/ our friends Roxanne, Jason & Nolan on a chilly, December evening (37 degrees is chilly to ride a train through the woods - HO HO HO!). Hence, the red, frosty noses.

The next weekend, we went a Christmas party at My Gym w/ our buddy Nolan. His mom really knows how to throw a party!

Is anyone watching what I'm about to do next?

Mom's friend and co-worker, Angie, chows down at Maggianos (this was the department dinner). She barely put a dent in the bowl although she SWEARS she ate a lot!
Santa came to daycare to visit the good little girls and boys...Webb wasn't having any of it! Emerson was looking around wide-eyed, but didn't shed a tear...

Next it was off to Asheville for a family Christmas dinner. Emerson had a great time seeing all of the relatives! She and Uncle David are great buds, now.

Emerson is in awe of Beth's beautiful smile!

Here are the minis playing w/ the big cousins supervising!

Ellie loves that big old bear!

Webb is practicing to be an altar boy at the church of the fishing bear!

Emerson loved her time w/ Aunt Nancy!

MMMMMMMMMWHAH!!! Kisses to you!

May you all have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah & Peace in 2009!

The end of another month!

What a month we've had! Emerson & Webb shared "Fifths Disease" for a few weeks this month. It's just a virus that has to run it's course, but the spike in fevers and restless sleep makes me glad it's gone. After seven visits to the doctor and numerous antibiotics (b/c none of the doctors knew what they were treating), my co-worker Julie, a former nurse, was the one who actually diagnosed the kids based on my description! Webb decided he wasn't done w/ the sickness and has tackled a nasty case of the croup. Hopefully, after this, we'll be healthy for the holidays.

Oma came for Thanksgiving on Friday for a day-late feast. It was very low-key, but the food was yummy, if I do say so myself. Getting the Christmas card picture was a struggle today - hope that no one has their expectations too high!!!
Catching up on some of this month's pictures. Enjoy!

Emerson is enthralled by the leaves. Daddy doesn't share her opinion b/c he has to move them! But Webb gets right in there and helps!Webb loves his new winter hat so much he likes to sport it in the house...

There is a LOT of LOVE in the Swann house in this picture.
Emerson reminds me of Ralphie's brother in A Christmas Story... "I can't put my arms down!"

We actually had snow one morning last week...Webb tried to point to every flake as it fell!

Emerson was auditioning as Gene Simmons' back-up! Rock on!

Emerson tends to crawl backwards and often ends up under the couch.
See you next time!

The fun fall day...

While Daddy labored outside planting new trees and shrubs, Webb, Emerson and I enjoyed some story time, exploring leaves and bird nests.

I have no idea what she's doing...
Measuring to make sure daddy made the hole large enough...

I have no idea what possessed him to do this to himself...

He found the bird's nest that came w/ the holly bush

He wanted me to put the leaf back in the tree...

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Here are some random life experiences from the past week:

Sporting a new outfit before school one morning...
Webb likes to lay in bed w/ Scout and watch t.v.

The end of the slackness

Okay - so the blog has taken a backseat to life this month...lack of sleep due to our daughter's apparent internal alarm clock going off at 3 a.m. EVERY morning and busy work schedules have kept me away from blogging. And maybe a little time on Facebook...

Webb has gone potty at school consistently for almost a week now. No bm's on the potty, but only using one diaper a day at school is wonderful for the bank account! He also goes potty on the big potty at home - no training potty for him.

Emerson is sitting up consistently and has been for a while now. She likes to roll all over the floor to get where she is going. She pulls up on her knees occasionally, but hasn't put the first hand/knee combo together yet to move herself in a crawl. She is quite the crankasaurous as she is still trying to cut her first tooth. We thought they'd be here a month ago, but no such luck.

Here are some of the month's finer memories...

Webb decided he needed a foot pad on his head...he's very into stickers... This is: a) Emerson at 90 or b) Emerson when she decides she doesn't like what's for dinner

Webb and Emerson during their first WWE match...Emerson trying the "steal your paci move"Webb counters w/ his "oh yeah, this is my eat my crayons move"

Emerson was Chicken Little this year for Halloween

Webb was an angry bumble bee...

No paparazzi please...

Here is the stinger...

Daddy was entertaining them for the pictures...

Daddy scared a little girl in the neighborhood w/ his mask...our kids thought he was funny. Emerson was contemplating whether the sky was going to fall.

Webb threw aside the Halloween candy to enjoy a nice, healthy apple.

Emerson thinks playing w/ Scout's foot is more fun than playing w/ her toys...

Emerson is entranced by Baby Einstein...

The oh-so embarrassing bath pictures...

Just some happy photos to celebrate my seven months alive end this month's blog! See you next time!