Some pictures with the family. . . and JACK!!

Here are some more recent pictures of the boys and some of our family, as well as a random pic of my nephew Jack being, well. . .JACK!!! Ewan absolutely adores Jack and gets so excited when he knows he is going to see him. Aunt Jen recently sent a video through her phone of Jack doing a flying flip in a pool (yes, he's FIVE!!!) and Ewan wants to watch it over and over and over and over. . .!! He was cracking up at the pool the other night watching Jack dive and jump! And, of course, Ewan loves all the attention sweet Olivia gives him- she is such a loving cousin!!

Ewan and Liam hangin outSo cute- I just love his chunky little cheeks!

Great pic of Liv, Jack and Liam
Grampy and Liam
JACK (and his daddy)!!!

Christmas!

Christmas was so much fun this year- it is amazing to think of the differences between Ewan now and Christmas 2007- he was still just a little peanut last year! The look on Ewan's face when he first saw the tree with his presents was priceless and he thoroughly enjoyed opening gifts! Denny graciously fulfilled the "long-awaited" role of unpacking toys from their boxes- a job that certainly requires patience and ingenuity. We had a yummy breakfast with Grampy, more presents with Grampy and story time with Grampy and all Ewan's new books!!! Then, mom-mom, pop-pop Aunt Claire and Uncle Wesley visited with even more gifts and lots of fun play time! Ewan was exhausted at this point, so a quick lunch followed by a nice nap was just what he needed!!! Then, we went over to mom-mom and pop-pop's house to visit some more and Ewan received another set of gifts from Aunt Mel, Uncle Ernie and cousins Rhian and Faryn!!!! I am afraid that the little man now expects gifts whenever he has a visitor!!!!!!!! It was such a lovely morning and so enjoyable with a fun little toddler running around brimming with excitement!!!!

Christmas Eve

Here are a few pictures from Christmas Eve. Ewan had a great time visiting with grammy, opening presents, going to church and hanging out with grampy, cousins, aunts and uncles!! The highlight of the evening for me was singing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus- thanks Aunt Dawn for baking the cake!!! Christmas is always such a busy time and I am glad we took the time as a family to remember the true reason for the celebration!


WOW!!! PRESENTS!!!
What's this Grammy?
WOW, Jack!!!!! I LOVE this crazy rabbit car!!!! Thanks for showing me how it works!

Hanging with the girls- Liv and Pam!Happy Birthday Jesus!!!!

Spending the day at Grampy's

Ewan loved Hans- he was not scared of him AT all! Ewan was worn out after walking all over Grampy's nice big back yard!

Me & Grampy

Ewan was able to spend lots of time with Grampy while on vacation. It was great to watch them interact. Ewan loves his Grampy so much- at church this past Sunday, he got so excited when he saw Grampy, despite utter exhaustion!!!

Ewan and Grampy posing
Blake, Ewan and Grampy (check out Ewan's wild hair- mama was slightly obsessive about sunscreen on the scalp!)Digging a hole with Grampy

Whew!!!!! What a day!!

What a GREAT day we had today!!! It started out as usual- breakfast for the little guy followed by some play time then a morning nap. After naptime, Ewan had lunch and THEN. . . we went to ANOTHER carousel!!!!! We met up with Susan, Eden, Mia and Susan's sister, Celeste and had such a nice time!!! After that, we headed to Grampy's for a snack and then an afternoon nap followed by a trip to the Osh Gosh outlet, then back to Grampy's for dinner and to hang with Grampy, Aunt Katie, Uncle Stephen and Blake, as well as Andrea and Jesse and their 4 kids, Patrick, Kaitlyn, Natalie and little Leah!!! WHEW!!!! It was so much fun- Ewan and I both had so much fun!!!

Eden, Ewan and Mia at the village after getting ice cream!!

Ewan excitedly waiting for another bite of chocolate ice cream!!!!! (He seems to take after his mama!) His new thing is the scrunched up nose smile- so funny!! Riding the carousel! (Poor, sweet Eden in the background was terrified!)
Blake and Ewan hanging out with Grampy!
Sweet Kaitlyn playing with Ewan.

Generations

One of the most amazing things is watching Ewan interact with his grandfathers. I look forward to seeing him build relationships with each grandfather (pop-pop and grampy!) as he grows. I am thrilled that Ewan is blessed to not only have an incredible father, but also grandfathers who love him dearly!