Merry Christmas Eve

Santa was very generous already this year...Having lots of fun with Papa Gene, Nana, and GG. Pics and details to come...

Lots of Fun...And, Not So Fun...

This past weekend Pa Marracino came to visit and went with us to Daddy's Union's Annual Christmas Party. As you can tell from the pics below we had tons of fun! (besides Noah not liking the laps of Santa or Mrs. Claus:0) It was a good thing both that we had Pa here and that we had tons of fun over the weekend because we then all fell victim one by one to a terrible stomach bug. Poor Noah Bean was sick all afternoon until the evening Saturday. Chris went down Monday morning, mama and daddy to follow later that afternoon. Doesn't the flu shot cover all types of flues!

Cute Noah Bean and the Christmas tie Mom made him wear

The only pic I could quickly capture of these two together before one shot off

Bounce House Fun

Maybe Noah knew what was around the corner for him that day...

My Rock Stars:)

Boys and their Bikes

Even though I'm exhausted most of the time trying to keep up with these two, I have to say our days are mostly filled with a lot of laughter and silliness. It has been a long while since I've recorded much about their individual personalities as they are coming into their own, so here it goes...

Noah "Bean" (as we all call him) loves to give open mouth kisses that are very wet, but I love. He now thinks he can do everything Big Bro does. He is slowly starting to eat with a fork and spoon, but still mostly prefers those good old hands. Words he speaks...Mama, Dada, Bear, Football, Book, More, and Otter Pops. He is not a glow baby boy like his Big Bro, he loves his blankie. His favorite things right now are dirt, pebbles, books, and boxes...he also loves to vacuum like his Big Bro. I love all the above about him, along with all the curls he's getting in the back of his head.

Christopher is still as adventurous as ever! He LOVES to dance and rock out with his daddy on the guitar. It has been so fun so far this year because he really got into Halloween and is getting into everything Christmas now. He is my lover boy, always giving hugs and kisses to all and saying "hi" to random strangers all the time, a cute trait his Little Bro is picking up too. I LOVE his wild-crazy hair, especially after a deep nap:) His other loves are Light Sabers, his Steelers Bike, drawing, blocks, and singing Christmas songs (we know Rudolf, Jingle Bells, and Frosty the Snowman so far). I love that he wants to say goodnight to the moon and stars every night. I recently put glow in the dark moons and stars above his bed so he has his own night sky to fall asleep to every night now.

Happy T Day!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Even though our poor little Noah Bean was pretty miserable all day with a 104 temp (probably another darn ear infection:(), we were very happy to all be home together safe and sound. Actually one of the most relaxing Turkey days...

Love Fall Leaves!

Pumpkin Hats make even sick little guys smile

Big Bro Making Little Bro Better:)

Brothers

Everything is so much more fun with two...Even brushing your teeth:)

Fun in Fresno

We finally made a mini-trip to Fresno two weeks ago to spend some quality time with friends & family. The weather was amazing and the visit was very nice and actually somewhat relaxing...

Ahh...the grape vines

Chris & Grandma Aud had some good times together

Noah Bean & Pa Paul

I remember this story differently:)

Fun dinner plates at the Saroyans

Chris & Ella on an outside adventure

Lots of Giggles

So much fun!

Rock Star

Do we have a rock star in the making, or has Chris just been watching too many Smashing Pumpkins' concert DVDs with daddy...you be the judge:)