We spent the afternoon with our friends over the Christmas holiday, and Laina and her sweet friend Savannah made gingerbread houses while Elijah and Aidan ran around. Such a fun playdate, and Laina was thrilled with the results of her house. I loved having it in our kitchen throughout the […]
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Laina and I got to do two of our favorite things one Saturday in December. Make (and sample!) cookies for Santa, and watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Since we moved into our house only a few days before Christmas last year, we didn’t really have time to put up a tree other than our tiny artificial tree that we had in our condo. So this year, we decided to get our first real tree as a family. […]
Taking the kids to our neighborhood tree lighting this year was extra special since Del Ray is officially our home now. Seeing Santa, singing carols, watching the tree light up, and getting balloons were all highlights for Laina. Elijah was awake a bit past his bedtime, but he seemed to […]
The month of December was filled with all kind of fun. I think one of the highlights for Laina was decorating the house with all of our Christmas decor. She asked every morning for a week or so if today was the day we could start decorating. I think she […]
We are starting to realize how much fun it is to have parties in our new home! And we learned that 12 kids in our house is quite feasible. We had so much fun at our little Labor Day party…Laina kept asking when we could have another party. Elijah enjoyed […]
Catch up time, again. A few weeks ago, Sam and I got to spend the afternoon with Laina while Grammy watched E. We went to her favorite restaurant for dinner and then headed into the city where Laina got to see her first performance at the Kennedy Center. Drumming with […]
My favorite food is: I like to eat carrotsMy favorite animal is: I like kittensMy nickname is: Laina Abigail GammonThe best show on TV is: I like movies…..princess movies, and sometimes scary movies (and then i just cover my eyes)My favorite place in Virginia is: I miss Annie. My favorite […]
All boy. Yes indeed, we are learning more every day that Elijah definitely fits the description. So this month, we’ve seen Elijah spend much of his time: *climbing the stairs endlessly (thanks for the work out buddy) *interacting with anyone that will pay attention to him….he is unafraid of going […]