Holiday Photos

We finally found time to get some holiday photos taken. This was the first attempt at family photos since Maddon was born and we were nervous about how well the boys would do. We made it out without any screams from Maddon, although we were unable to avoid drool bubbles! Here are a few!

Two Months

Our little guy is two months old already! I have to admit, though, that its hard at times to remember life before him. He's become such a welcome addition to our family and is loved so much by all of us. His personality is starting to show. He smiles and "talks" even more to us. He's mastered rolling from belly to back and is starting to really enjoy playing, especially in his gym. He's been sleeping about 11 hours straight at night since he was about 6 weeks old. He is doing a great job of holding his head up and loves grabbing our hands and pulling to sit up and stand. He had his two month checkup today and the doctor said he's doing great. He was impressed by his strength! 

He now weighs 11 pounds 11 ounces (24th %tile), is 24.75 inches long (88th %tile), and has a head circumference of 15 1/2 (at about 10 weeks).

 He discovered the mirror in his gym!

Zoo Lights

Since it was a nice night out we decided to go to Lincoln Park Zoo for their Zoo Lights. Traffic was terrible so we didn't have a ton of time to explore, but still had a lot of fun.

Cookie Decorating

Santa

Maddon's First Thanksgiving

We celebrated Thanksgiving this year at Grandma and Grandpa Zdenek's house with a traditional dinner. Our family has a lot to be thankful for this year, especially for our newest addition. Maddon spent most of his first Thanksgiving sleeping, but took some time out to show off his smiles and coos. 

Santa

Ever since Mason was born we've gone to visit Santa the beginning of November. We go to the same place every year and have lunch at Rainforest Cafe afterwards. This year we had the pleasure of taking Maddon for the first time. The boys did a great job visiting with Santa and Mason made sure to share their lists with the big guy. Maddon was slightly distracted by all the lights on the trees though!

Halloween

Mason requested to be a firefighter for Halloween this year and got to wear his costume to a few events. He wore it to Boo at the Zoo, his Halloween parade at school, and trick-or-treating. I was able to attend his school parade, but most pictures are blurry. The kids were moving so fast! We went trick-or-treating in Grandma's neighborhood again this year and Maddon even came out too!

Here comes his class

 Our little firefighter

 Eating his free scary face pancake at IHOP

Time to trick-or-treat

 and a couple of Maddon

Matching Halloween jammers!

Mason's School Pictures