Thanksgiving and Disney

This was a big weekend. The Sweeney's were here for Thanksgiving, Amanda turned 9, Catriona turned 30, and we spent the weekend at Disney - wow! Reilly *enjoyed* meeting all the characters at Disney. She didn't want to get toooo close, but she did like them from a distance. Sometimes they would give her a High 5 or blow her a kiss, and she liked that. Brooke just hung out ;-)

Here is a video:

The Sweeney's Are Here!

The Sweeney's got here tonight! They are here for Thanksgiving and then for a weekend at Disney!! Reilly was SOOOOO excited - she talked about it all day.

Here is Amanda with Brooke. Amanda is quite the little mom and LOVES to hold and feed Brooke:


Reilly attempted to sleep with the girls, but after about an hour and a half we had to move her into our bed so they would sleep. But it was cute while it lasted! ;-)

Savannah Trip

We just got back from a weekend trip to Savannah with the Gold's. Reilly and Mason stayed with their grandparents (Thanks Trudy!), but Layla and Brooke came with us. At this age they travel so easily! We weren't good at taking pictures, but here is one of Brooke preparing for the cold weather:



And here is Jaime, Layla, Catriona and Brooke in Forsyth Park:

Brooke - 5 Weeks Old

Brooke is 5 weeks old today. We are having a nice day at home. Mommy works while Brooke sleeps, then we hang out for awhile. Brooke just had a good spit-up, so we had a nice bath and Brooke is calm and relaxing in the swing. I thought she looked so peaceful that I took a quick video. It is not very exciting ;-), but I thought the out-of-towners would appreciate it.

Daddy Day!

Daddy took Reilly to an event this weekend, "The Man in My Life." They worked together to learn all about different science experiments.



Afterwards, the moms met up with the dads and we went to lunch. Here is a picture of Reilly with Mason and Marek waiting for a table at Chilis.

Magic Kingdom

In preparation for the Sweeney's coming to town next week, we bought our annual Disney passes this weekend. We decided to go for a half-day to the Magic Kingdom with the Gold Family to kick off the year. Here is a video of Reilly and Mason on their first rollercoaster. It is dark for the most part, but the commentary is funny, so worth watching. "Yeah, I won't be scared....Can I go again?"



Reilly LOVES pirates, so we have been telling her about the Pirates of the Caribbean ride for awhile now and she has been excited. Well, this picture shows that she didn't love it so much. She covered her eyes the entire time!



It was Brooke and Layla's first time at Disney. Here we are waiting for the parade to start. Reilly and Mason were both very excited. Luckily Brooke and Layla were on the same eating schedule!



We are looking forward to our next visit!!

Professional Pics

Amanda McMahon was just here to do the first of four photo shoots with the girls for the year. She did a great job. I'll post more of the pics soon, but for now, you can find some of them here