Resemblance

I really think my two babies look a lot alike. What do you think??

Carter on his birthday...

Ella on her birthday....

Carter at 2 weeks....

 Ella at 2 weeks...

To me, it looks like Carter is kissing the infant version of himself in this picture. :)

Happy Halloween!

We had a fun Halloween! We started the day with a playgroup get together at the park. All the kids wore their costumes, and looked cute as ever! Later we headed out to go trick or treating in the neighborhood. Carter really seemed to understand Halloween this year. He liked looking at all the costumes, and saying "Trick or Treat" to get candy. He also loved passing out candy at our house before bed. Looking forward to next year when I can dress Ella up too!!

Carter & Mason at our Halloween playdate.

Carter and his buddies.

Gavin (and little sister Lucy in front), Carlos, Mason (his little brother, Connor, is a dalmation!), and Carter.

Ella stayed at home with Nana. 

Ready to go trick or treating!

Our family!

Baby girl's first Halloween!

Her shirt says "So Cute It's Scary"  :)

Mommy's girl....

She sure looks like her brother to me....

Making our way through the neighborhood.

Ella at 2 weeks!

Ella... you are 2 weeks old today! You weight 7lbs 4oz, and are 20.5 inches long. You are eating like a pro and sleeping 4-5 hour stretches at night! You are not that crazy about your paci, but will take it on occasion. You also really want to hold your head up like a big girl, and you're pretty good at it for only being 2 weeks old!! I love how tiny and snuggly you are, and even though I don't want you to get big, I look forward to watching you grow and change! We all love you so much, baby girl!

And because I couldn't choose just one....

 Proof that your big brother ADORES you!

Back to Playdates

On Wednesday, our playgroup had a Halloween cookie decorating playdate. I originally wasn't going to attempt trying to go, but I woke up with a wild hair, and decided I'd pack up the kids for the first time by myself, and venture out. I'm so glad we did, because it was such a cute themed playdate, and Carter had so much fun at the park with his friends. And it went really well.... I got both kids fed, dressed, and we actually made it out the door on time!

 

Here are a few pictures I took. Carter made and consumed two cookies.... and then made two more to bring home to Daddy! And even though I didn't get a picture of her, I assure you, Ella was there too! She spent the morning (and the entirety of her first playdate ever) strapped to my chest snoozing away. :)

Getting started with the icing...

 Some of the group decorating. Carter is already scarfing his cookie, of course.

 Cheese! Carter & Gavin

MMMMM mmmm. 

Mason & Connor Come to Play!

Carter's best little buddy Mason and his baby brother Connor came over for a visit and meet Ella yesterday. They had so much fun playing.... poor Carter, you could tell he has really missed play time with his little friends the last couple of weeks!

Connor and Ella. This little guy is such a cutie..... he's 7 momnths old. And look, Ella is kind of smiling!

Our best attempt at a picture of all 4 of our kiddos. Not too bad!!

 

And Laura and me with the kids.

Just wanted to share these pictures..... We're so glad to know this sweet family!  

Ella's First Week Home

Well, we made it through the first week at home! Eric was off work all week, so it was great having him around. I am seriously going to miss the extra help! Here is what we were up to all week long.

We did lots of resting and snuggling.

We also had lots of visitors!

Ella's first meeting with her Great Granny Mary!

Ella's new friend Lucy. She is 3.5 months

Ella and her great grandparents

Ella, Carter & Grandpa

Ella & Grandma

 

Ella had her first bottle, given to her by Daddy and Carter. She did great! I'm already pumping and storing lots of milk, so I'm glad to know she will take a bottle easily when I need her too!

Here is her first bath at home. She cried a little bit, but not at all like Carter did for his first bath. Her second bath, she pretty much laid back and enjoyed. I'm not sure she even made a peep through that one.

We have watched lots of the Rangers in the playoffs. Hoping for a World Series title in the next few days!!

And we had our first photo shoot. I took a few (and by that I mean A LOT) of pictures of her on her 1 week

b-day. It's hard to photograph a newborn! Here are the best shots I got. The "0" is her number of months.... she'll be wearing this onsie for the next 3 weeks! :)

 

So that is what we've been up to lately. Ella is a sweet little baby that hardly ever fusses. She's nursing wonderfully, sleeping great, and just fits right into our family perfectly! I think we are all adjusting to life with two kids pretty well!

Decorating for Fall

We took some time on Monday night to put out our fall decor and do some pumpkin carving/decorating. I was hoping to do this with Carter before Ella came, but she had plans of her own! I'm glad we didn't get it done last week though, because it was a fun little activity for our family of 4! Plus, I got some super cute pictures!!

Carter helped Daddy carve a pumpkin.

He wouldn't pull out the guts though, so I guess he really wasn't much help at all. =)

Miss Ella snoozed in my lap and missed all the action.

Proud of his pumpkin!

Now for the Mr. Potato Head Pumpkin. He showed Daddy right where to put in all the pieces.

His skeleton!

Me and my babies

So cute!

 Love this one!