LOVE...

I just love them both to pieces!!!  Nolan is turning into a great big brother, and I can't wait to see the fun that unfolds in the days, months, and years to come!

Nolan's Preschool Holiday Party

Today Grandpa Hassman and I took Nolan to his classroom holiday party.  He was excited this morning to be having a party at school.  It is really cute to see his classroom, and his classmates all decorating than eating sugar cookies coated--knowing the sugar high that will follow!  Good thing after the cookies we moved to play some games in the auditorium.

Before game time, Nolan was being Mr. Intellectual reading Clifford in his classroom library section.

 He wanted to show me Mr. Snowman!

His favorite activity at the party was coloring paper plates.  This was a big hit with all the children!

Waiting patiently sitting in line for the game to begin!  Which is amazing to see.  At Halloween, these children could not follow directions, or sit still.  And now they were asked to sit down, and they all DID!

We all sang Jingle Bells and played Musical Cards!

 Opening his present with his classmate, "The Joy of Giving," with the Bearstein Bears.  From Mrs. G and Mrs. S.

 Their holiday wall outside the classroom, so cute!

Tummy Time

Today I decided to try a little tummy time with Avery.  She loves to lay on her tummy on her Daddy's chest, so I thought she might enjoy tummy time.  Well, she was good for about 1 minute and then she wanted to be picked back up.

Big Brother/Little Sister

It has been obvious that Nolan loves Avery.  He always checks on her, and lets me know when she is crying.  He has been a bit shy to hold her, and we had been keeping them apart because he had a cold.  Yesterday we were taking Christmas photos, and he was still a bit shy to hold Avery.  Well, last night he asked to hold her, and he wanted to help with her bottle.  The moment was just very CUTE!  Nolan is going to be a very caring and LOVING Big Brother!

Santa Arrives By Helicopter

This morning we took Nolan to see Santa arrive by helicopter in South Barrington.  It is really cool to see the red helicopter fly in, and land and out comes Santa!  Nolan thought that was really neat, especially since he is so into anything that deals with transportation.

He also loved waiting for the helicopter to arrive, because he had a few minutes to play in the snow.  We had forgotten Nolan's gloves, so he wore Daddy's which worked just fine.

After Santa arrived, we went in to Santa's workshop where Nolan worked on a few craft projects for the holidays!