Wordless Wednesday - Simultaneous Naps

Thanksgiving

We all went to Maryland for Thanksgiving weekend at Aunt Margie and Uncle Nick's house. Brian's brother Kevin came up with his family as well. The food was amazing and it was so much fun to be together and catch up. Kevin and his family hadn't been yet so we all went into D.C. on the Metro. It was cold so Brian and I headed back with the girls after one museum, but it is always fun to see the sights at the capitol. It started raining as soon as we got out so I just got this one good pic on the Mall and then some pictures from the Metro. Happy Belated Thanksgiving everyone!

This is Olivia's cousin Hannah, they spent the whole weekend together having a blast.

Fall

Fall here in VA has been really beautiful, too bad it is almost over. Brian has just been letting the leaves accumulate in the yard and occasionally running them over with the mower. Now that almost all the leaves are off the trees he finally got down to the work of raking them. Olivia has fun helping with her own little rake and gloves just like Dad.

The best part of raking leaves!

Olivia likes to be very physical with Alaina, it is seriously hard trying to keep them separated. Let's just say I'm very thankful for preschool!

Happy Halloween!

New Photos!

We had pictures done today of the girls for Halloween. Unfortunately Olivia broke down after one picture so Alaina stepped up and did the remaining poses so we could meet the six pose minimum. Alaina was great and completed the photo shoot without a tear in sight. I'm going to hold back the Halloween picture until the day so their costumes can be a surprise!

Here is a picture of Alaina at 3 months. Can you believe how much she has grown in this short amount of time? She has put on a ton of weight and is much stronger following her heart repair. She has been doing so well that with agreement from all her doctors she had her g-tube removed today. Hooray Alaina! This is such a big step for my little girl and I'm so proud of how far she has come.

Olivia's birthday pictures from June. This little one is looking all grown up too!

Papa and Gigi Visit and Our 1st Buddy Walk

Papa and Gigi came to visit a couple weeks ago. It was so much fun seeing them again and getting a chance to catch up. We miss you guys already! If you look closely Alaina is blowing a raspberry in this picture, it is one of her favorite games to play with people.

We went to our 1st Buddy Walk in Raleigh this past weekend. The Buddy Walk is an event to help raise awareness of Down syndrome. There was tons of fun stuff for the kids to do, great food, and it was nice to meet other families who came out with their kids.

Alaina in her Buddy Walk t-shirt. The smallest size they had was 2t so just a bit too big, but she looks super cute in it!

6 Months

Well Alaina made it to 6 months and I can't believe how well she is doing. She is still eating great and has even started solid baby foods. Alaina also sat by herself for the first time today long enough for me to take a picture. =)

We all went to the County fair friday night and met up with Olivia's friend Alex and her parents. It was great with lots of rides for the little ones. Look at those smiles!