Da Bears

Greg and I braved the elements and went to the Bears vs Ravens game yesterday. When we arrived at our seats, this is what we found:

Despite the cold, it was still a packed house.

We were totally bundled up and it didn't seem too bad.

The Ravens won, 31 to 7.

Snow Schmo!

Well, it finally stopped snowing. I think we are over 20 inches, but my antique measuring device doesn't count that high. Here are some pictures from about 11am. It got much worse after this, but I never went back out with the camera.

Natalie kept falling and couldn't get up. She loved every second of it though. Good thing I bought those snow boots last night.

4 months

Danny is 4 months old! He went for a check-up today and the doctor said he is a happy, healthy baby boy. He weighs just shy of 15 lbs and is now giggling and rolling over.



Here is a short video of him rolling over. Please excuse my voice. I sound so cheesy!

Gingerbread House

Well, it took us about 10 days, but we finally finished the gingerbread house this morning. It's not quite as fancy as the one last year, but overall, we are pretty pleased with it.

And of course, Danny supervised the entire project.

Here are a few pictures from all the possible Christmas card poses. These did not make the cut.

I ordered our cards last night. They are by no means perfect, but I'm running out of time so I did the best with what we had. I hope they arrive by the end of the week so I can get them sent out and in your mailboxes before Christmas. We will see!

The perfect picture

I have been trying for days to get the "perfect picture" for our Christmas cards. 127 clicks later and I still don't have the shot I've been looking for. I think Natalie speaks for us all in this photo. This is how we all feel after one of our "photo shoots".

I did manage to take a picture of Danny holding her finger though. I will save this for blackmail use later in his life.

Our shining star.

Warning - do not try this at home.

Every year I add new ornaments, and I always have my favorites, but this year these are my favorite. They are front and center. Click on the picture to enlarge and get a better view.

So, just a warning, our cards will be late this year. I haven't given up hope yet that the perfect picture is just one photo shoot away. Wish me luck.

Let it Snow!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Today we got our first official snowfall of the year with accumulation.

The official reading at our house at about 4:30pm was somewhere between 4 and 5 inches. Please excuse our antique measuring device. This was my brother's ruler from middle school. The reason I know that it's Eric's is because it used to have his name and room number on it. Why do I have this?

Our neighbor's house looked so pretty with the wreath and trees.

Making snow angels of course.

No pictures of Danny today. He is a little under the weather so he got to enjoy his first snow from the warmth inside.

You Win Some ....

You LOSE some. It does my heart good to post this picture. For those of you that don't know, Karen is a die-hard Steelers fan. So the smile here is totally fake. Karen is making good on a bet that she LOST when the Ravens beat the Steelers last week. Final score: Ravens 20, Pittsburgh 17.

I think she looks good in the purple and black, don't you?