December 1
EY holiday party
Mommy and Daddy all dressed up
December 2
Luca is 7 months old!
December 5
Perry and Ella are 25 months old!
December 6
Luca got a haircut this morning...doesn't he look sharp?
Being silly before swim class
Daddy came to swim class today
He loves the back float
Handsome blue eyed guys
This picture makes me laugh...not sure why
Daddy is funny!
Jump!
Daddy is holding his breath FOR Luca
(Luca is really good with going underwater)
December 13
Hanging out in our hoodies before Luca's swim class
Perry is very engrossed in The Doodlebops
Ella now makes funny faces when you ask her to look at the camera
Still watchin' TV
Now Ella's into it too
Someone is mobile!
Luca sleeping...isn't he sweet?
And this is how I found him when he woke up
(He rolled over, turned around, and pulled the blanket down off the back of the crib)
December 14
"I rock this pink blanket"
The many expressions of Luca
Ella flying (or "sy" as she calls it)
So cute
Perry flying
(Pretty risky to fly a toddler over you who just threw up 4 times the night
before)
Silly girl
GO LUCA GO!
Did I get anywhere?
Squat, thrust, repeat
Ella is very concerned about the passengers on the Polar Express
(We don't really watch this much TV...it just seems to be the easiest time to
get the camera out)
Perry is equally concerned
December 15
First SNOW of the season!
Getting dressed to go outside
Luca's viewing area
"I want to go outside NOW"
Ella's checking it out
Perry doesn't like the falling snow in her face
Snowballs with Daddy
Little Snow Bunny
Luca on the inside
Building a snowman
Perry patting the snowman
Ella, Mommy, Perry, and the snowman
The swingset is useful all year long
Getting all the snow off the fort
Snowballs!
Wheeeee!
"I'm stuck!"
December 16
Bast Christmas
P&E in their cute candy cane jumpers
Being silly
Sitting with Daddy
Perry needs a water break
Luca is SO happy!
Ella was our gift unwrapper...and she even threw all the paper in the bag too!
Perry wants to play with one of Luca's gifts
Perry is Moe from The Doodlebops
Ella, Grandma, and Luca playing the DeeDee Doodle keytar
Luca likes the pink keytar...playing with Grandma and Grandpa
December 18
Mommy and Luca's last swim class
P&E's PDO Lunch
All the kiddos...can you find P&E?
Eating lunch with our friends
Ella eating her cookies
(It was party day)
Perry and her cookies
*Ella was the FIRST kid done with lunch and Perry was the LAST :)
December 20
Stutte Christmas
Ella eating some yogurt from Daddy
Aunt Angela and Luca
Waiting for Santa to call our names for presents
Perry getting her present and NOT happy to sit with Santa
Ella getting her present and also NOT happy to sit with Santa
Luca checking Santa out...these bells are pretty cool!
Luca's shirt says "Santa Baby"
Suckers!
Ella opening presents
Cups provided lots of entertainment for the evening...who knew?
Ba Ba break
Perry was very brave all night, exploring on her own
Ella and a little friend
Buckets...the new cup
Luca and Great Uncle Chris
Luca helping Aunt Angela play a game
(Ella actually rolled the wining roll for Daddy...$51!)
Cups and cookies...life is good!
Perry poured candies back and forth between those cups for a good half hour
December 21
Visit from "auntie" Mary and "uncle" Bryan
Mary and Luca
Luca using Bryan as a jumper
Perry playing with her bead coaster
Ella wrestling with Mary...and sharing her juice box holder with Bryan
December 23
Mommy and Luca
Who needs mistletoe?
Daddy and Luca
Awwwww
So handsome
PRATT CHRISTMAS
Perry with one tap shoe on...she's quite the dancer!
Ella loved opening and closing the bathroom door
Who had green cookie??
Messy girls!
What is it?
Ella knows what it is!!
We LOVE to jump!
Opening presents
Ella opened her presents...along with Perry's, Luca's, Grandma's, Grandpa's, Mommy's, and Daddy's
Perry opened a few...literally
Luca with Great Aunt Carole and cousin Emily
Luca and Great Uncle Greg
Nice family pics, eh?
At least Luca will sit with us
Aw mom, you're embarrassing me
Luca likes the trampoline too
Grandpa and Luca
December 24
STUHLMANN CHRISTMAS
Playing with Jack and Drew's train table
Luca and Grandpa...and Great Uncle John
The best full shots of their outfits
We like playing pretend with Jack and Drew!
Silly girls
Luca is a fireman too
Perry likes the model trains
Trying to blow the whistle
Daddy and Luca in their matching sweaters
Mommy kind of matches too
Fireman Ella
Ella playing with cousin Jason and Perry playing by herself
Curious Ella and Curious Perry
Putting out milk and cookies for Santa
(kind of reminds you of last year's Christmas card, huh?)
The train table that Santa brought
Ball pit from Santa...and presents under the tree
December 25
Our Little People Christmas Village
Luca and Perry waiting patiently for...
...sleepyhead to wake up
Breakfast
Checkin' out the ball pit
Perry is in LOVE with the ball pit
Ella's first of MANY gifts for the day
Oooh, a train table!
Ella is helping herself to the presents
"Look at all my stuff Mom!"
The doctor is IN
Luca is excited to have his very own new toys
Anyone want to play 300 pick up?
Riesy is eyeing those pancakes
This might be the only gift Perry opened
Perfect...she loves books
Luca and Ella in the Elmo construction hat
Luca likes his truck
He's so smoochable
Riesy got some new toys too
Ella is dancing to some Christmas music, while she eats grapes
There's that Christmas spirit...grape sharing
Perry is more interested in her trains
How to Eat Grapes, by Ella Rogan
Pear Pear and the trains
Such an angel...maybe she thought you only have to be good on Christmas?
Ella is opening Grandpa John's gift
Perry demonstrating her trampoline skills
Opening presents
Perry and Luca in the ball pit
Ella and Great Grandma Teppie stacking blocks
Luca likes the ball pit and the trampoline
Daddy told Ella to put the camera by the tree
December 26
Hangin' out in Luca's crib...literally
"Uh, do you guys mind?"
Maybe Perry and Ella need turtles in their cribs too?
Trying on our new ballet outfits
Ella being graceful
Perry's got some good moves
"Don't even think about putting me in one of those outfits Mom"
December 27
A little late, but a visit to Santa's Kingdom in Eureka
"Ooooh, ahhhh"
December 29
Hangin' out in the girls' room
Luca is a STAR!
A little early for Mardi Gras
December 30
Luca sitting on the bench playing with his blocks
And throwing them off
Perry with her Potato Head teeth in
December 31
Delayed Christmas with the Rogans
Aunt Angela and Luca spending some quality time together
Not too shabby for a self-timer picture
Opening presents
It's a 1 to 1 adult/kid ratio
Perry and Ella wanted to put on their new pajamas (over their clothes)
Playing with our new toys