Catch Up #1 - November

Obviously, I have fallen behind in my blogging...way behind. No judgement is necessary, however, as I heard it all from my father-in-law while we were visiting this past weekend. So in his honor, I am going to do my very best to catch up this week. So here's the first of a few catch up posts! I do have some very cute reasons for being so behind, so hopefully you will all cut me some slack:

At the close of my last post (a very long time ago...) I promised some pictures of Sully's third birthday, so here they are!




Sully's favorite parts of his birthday celebrations this year were definitely the presents and the cake! And lucky for him he got plenty of both! Grammy and Grandpa came up to celebrate with us on Sully's actual birthday and we had a beautiful round "purple pudding cake" per Sully's request - that was a fun one to figure out! He also had his first kid party - superhero themed, of course! - with his friends from playgroup and the neighborhood where there were more presents and cupcakes. And there was one more round of presents and cake at Grandma and Grandpa's when we visited after Thanksgiving. I'd say Sully is one lucky three year old!





Cecilia celebrated her 6 month birthday in November and learned some new tricks, too. Here's Daddy's favorite baby trick....

She started eating vegetables, but was not a fan at first. We gave her carrots first and she wasn't sure if she liked them, but the peas she knew she disliked right away! But when we gave her carrots again after she had eaten peas, she liked them much more than the first time. Bananas were a hit the first time out, though, and she has loved almost all the fruits since then. She has since warmed up to her veggies, so I hope she will grow up to be a more adventurous eater than her picky big brother!

Cecilia also started enjoying playtime, even on her tummy! She became interested in her toys (and Sully's toys, of course!). Can you tell from her slightly psychotic smile how much fun she's having??

The other big highlight of November was Cecilia's first Thanksgiving! We enjoyed a delicious feast with the Gerrity clan at Sean and Lin's house (our first Thanksgiving there since before Mark and I were married!), then drove out to Sherrard to spend the weekend with the Willhites. Lots of good food and lots of fun with family! Plus it was a great excuse to put Cecilia in some really cute outfits!

Here's Thanksgiving Day:


Boys and beer - what else is there to be thankful for?


Being cute with Great Grandma and Uncle Rory


Our first family photo since Cecilia was born! And it turned out pretty good, too!

And here are the kiddos at Grandma and Grandpa's (somewhat empty) house:

We had a very nice weekend in Sherrard - even though Cecilia was a terrible sleeper the entire time we were there. Yeah for teething, which she conveniently started just before Thanksgiving. But by the end of the month she had her first tooth on the bottom left of her mouth, and the right one popped out only a few days into December.

Other than being up all night rocking and soothing the baby, we had some nice family quality time and even got to help put up and decorate Grandma's new Christmas tree. Sully was pretty good at it and his attention span surprised us all!


And that was our November. So I will leave you with this adorable picture of Sully and Uncle Todd posing in front of the tree. Nice segue way into December, don't you think??