Christmas 2014

Christmas was not everything we had hoped it would be. The kids spent most of December with a runny nose and cough, and poor George got a fever we just couldn't get rid of. Even Liam couldn't avoid getting sick. But we did try to enjoy ourselves as best as we could.

 

Bridget was the first one to start feeling better, just in time for us to attend The Nutcracker. It was a special mommy-daughter date we had planned. She fell in love with the story and with Clara. During intermission, we went out to the lobby and got her a special Clara ornament.

 

 

Christmas came quickly. Before we knew it, it was Christmas Eve, and both boys were still sick. We unfortunately did not get to bake any cookies for Santa this year, but we did leave him some oreos to snack on. Christmas morning came and Bridget was ready. George threw a little tantrum first thing before he realized there were toys from Santa in the living room. I blame the tantrum on him not feeling well (he was still running a fever).

 

 

This was Liam's first Christmas, so I really took more photos of him. He was excited by the sound of the paper ripping. He did a great job opening his own gift from Santa (more bibs!).

 

 

Sadly, George spent the second half of Christmas Day looking and feeling like this:

 

It feels awful as a parent to see their child feeling so yucky, especially on a holiday. Thankfully, by New Years' he was feeling much better. Our family Christmas picture got postponed until after the New Year, the day before taking down the tree. All three kids were healthy, happy, and smiling. I guess things turned out to be alright after all.

George's First Haircut

On December 21, 2014, I finally decided to give George his first haircut. In fact, it was the very first haircut of any of my children. So it was a big deal. I wanted to be ready before I cut off his precious baby curls. I knew the moment I cut them off, he would turn from 'Baby George' to 'Little Boy George'. December 21st was the day. I had to go ahead and do it before I changed my mind.

 

 

I knew I wanted to keep his hair somewhat long. So I started with the scissors. While George was very cooperative and excited about getting a haircut, he's still a wiggly 2-year-old. I gave up on the scissors and my husband got out the clippers.

 

 

All smiles and he hadn't even looked in the mirror yet:

 

 

George has since had another haircut, this time going all around with the clippers rather than leaving the top longer. It's much easier this way especially since boys have much more frequent haircuts. He sometimes misses mommy brushing his hair. Occasionally he'll bring me the hairbrush and ask me to brush his hair, and sits there like he's getting a massage. It's cute.

Kids 2014 Photos

Getting photos of the kids is always an adventure. The main reason for the photos was to get Liam in his blessing outfit. Since I already posted those adorable photos here, now it is time for photos of the older two, and then the three babies together.

 

Bridget is a very shy girl, especially when it's time for pictures. She's trying to smile, but just can't relax enough. She was excited about wearing her new dress and getting her hair done though. George on the other hand, he's not shy about getting his picture taken. His problem is trying to keep still and not play with the props.

 

      

Bridget finally began to relax and be comfortable with the photographer. She started dancing and playing. It would have been a great photo except for the fact that her hair is a bit out of place from all the twirling. But I do like the action shot!

 

George looks so grown up in this photo...

 

... until he lets out a big dinosaur ROAR!

And finally, all three of these precious children together:

Kid Convos: December 2014

The kids spent a lot of time being sick in December, so I was unable to record a lot of the things they said. But here's a gem.

Me: Here is a picture of mommy and daddy when we were young. We used to be skinny.
Bridget: And then you got married.
Me: Yep. And then we got married.