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Opening gifts on Christmas day

Here's a very exciting video (not really - insert sarcasm here) of Conor opening his gifts!  It's exciting to us, because we are his parents - probably very boring to everyone else!  Enjoy.

His first solid food

So we wanted to be able to remember the day we fed him solids for the first time.... and what better day than Christmas!!  Here are some video's of the blessed event!  haha

My Christmas wish came true

Before the craziness of today and tomorrow happens, I just have to say I have never been happier than I am right now. I have been dreaming and praying and hoping for a Christmas to come where I had not only my wonderful husband with me, but also a little baby to wake up to on Christmas morning. Conor is such a gift and I can not wait to share and see Christmas through his eyes for so many years to come. Wishing all my family and friends a day filled with that kind of happiness.

Our flying screaming machine

He is really starting to find his voice (and the volume, for that matter!) as you can see in the following video.  We got him in a really fun mood - probably because Daddy came home today and he was super excited to see him!!

(disclaimer - please excuse the sideways video by my husband.  He had a red eye flight and wasn't quite with it!  :)

Another milestone!

Our little guy rolled over from his tummy to his back for the first time today!! The video below is the 3rd time he did it.  My apologies for the dark video.... didn't have time to turn the lights on and capture him in such a short time frame!!  Enjoy :)

Santa!!!

So we discovered the best place to get pictures with Jolly Ole Saint Nick!  Westin Nursery's has a fantastic santa, complete with real beard! that comes to the nursery for a few hours on the weekends in December.  And the best part?? You bring your own camera to take pictures for free!! Wooo Hooo!  Here are a few of our best shots - Enjoy!

Great Santa, right?   :)

I am 4 months old.....

.... so that means I can drive my new car!!

You are truly such a joy to be with.  So patient, so calm.... and just so all around fabulous.  Each day we look forward to your next new milestone, your adorable laugh and your fantastic smiles.  We love you more than you'll ever know!!  Happy 4 months, our little man!! *LOVE*

Our own special treat each morning

Both Dex and I fight over who is going to get our little guy in the morning....  and this is the reason why!

Video for Daddy

Dex was away on business to San Franscisco for a couple of days last week so Conor and I decided to make him a video to cheer him up while he was away (well, it was all Conor's idea, really.... I need to make sure to give credit where credit is due!)  Here's the finished product! 

3 month old pictures

Here are his pictures, as promised!!!  Love our little guy!!! 

Happy 3 Months!

Today, our little man hit his 3 month milestone!  Thank you, to our baby boy, for the most magical and miraculous journey - each day, we love you more and more and can't imagine our lives without you in it!  Happy 3 months to our little love bug! 

(pictures to be posted tomorrow!!)

Look what I can do!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Granny and Grandad head home 10/25/11

On the day they headed home, we went out to the Sunnyside Cafe for breakfast - Grandad's new favorite place (it was our 3rd visit!!).  Had a wonderful breakfast and then had a great long walk to get rid of all those pancakes that were just consumed!

We got home and for the remainder of the day, Granny and Grandad had the rest of the time to play with Conor.  I was able to capture a few pictures and video before they headed off.  Of course, Conor had to wear a very special outfit given by Fergus and Michelle - had to save that one for the last day:

We headed off to the airport and had to say good bye.  Thank you so much for coming over!! We had such a wonderful time and are so glad you were able to spend such quality time with Conor. He loves and misses you both so much!  He is already lonely in the back seat! :)   Looking forward to seeing you all in March!!  xx

Deefield Day Trip

We wanted to spend our last full day with Granny and Grandad out in the fresh air and fantastic foliage. What better place to experience that than Deerfield, MA.  We headed out early to our first destination:  Sugarloaf Mountain.  I was hoping to take some pictures of the wonderful view but it was very cloudy and you really couldn't see anything.  We had a nice picnic on the top but by the time we were all finished, we were all ready to go - it was getting chilly!!

We did, however, go for a lovely walk thru Historic Deerfield.  It was a pretty brisk day but still nice to walk around.  Our little guy got a great view via Daddy:

And we had to take some pictures of this amazing house - the house itself was very nice but their harvest presentation was like nothing I have ever seen before - just stunning!

It was the last full day Granny and Grandad Brennan were here so we are glad we were able to see some classic New England areas and foliage before it was too late!

Later on that night, Auntie Nuala came over for dinner and we had the chance to take some group pictures of all of us.  It was a great night filled with great laughs, as always!!

Pumpkin Festival - Keene, NH 10/22/11

Eddy and Betty jetted off to Washington, DC for a few days and while they were away, we went up to Keene, NH for their annual Pumpkin Festival.  This was the first time we went up but it definitely won't be the last.  It was such a fun day and the pumpkins were amazing!!  Here are a few:

 It was as if they new he was coming!

At the center of the town, they have a huge tower of pumpkins all carved by everyone in the town - quite an amazing sight!

We ran into some old favorites from our past:

Yep yep yep yep yep yep.....uh huh, uh huh...... 

We got to see some pumpkin bowling:

And of course, we got plenty of pictures of our very own little pumpkin!

Great day had by all - already looking forward to next year when he's able to participate in the costume parade with the other kiddos! :)

Applefest at Mt. Wachusett

On Saturday, the 15th, we drove up to Mt. Wachusett for their annual harvest festival. It was nice to walk around and be out in the fresh fall air. 

Conor was all excited and ready to go, complete with bottle:

They had a "largest pumpkin" contest and we got some pictures of us with them:

All in all, a very fun day, once it decided not to rain on us!  Luckily it was only a passing shower and then the sun shone brightly on us for the remainder of the day!

Our miracle babies!

On Thursday the 13th, my friend Lauren came over to visit with her adorable son, Mason.  We were so glad they were able to make some time with us on their trip up from Texas.  We loved having you over and we are very much looking forward to next summer! 

 Lauren, Mason and Conor

 Mr. Photogenic, Mason :)

The Mommies!  (thought we might never be able to say that!)  and our little miracles :)

Granny & Grandad Brennan are here!!!

On October 12th, Eddy and Betty Brennan arrived from Ireland and stayed with us for 2 weeks.  We have had an amazing time with them so far!  Conor is completely enamored by the both of them - he went to them as if he's know him all his 10 month existence!  :)

The first couple of days, we just hung around the house and played:

 As you can see, Conor has found his favorite position with his favorite person :)

 Best. Bib. EVER!!  :)

Poor Grandad....   it seems like all our pictures are with Granny.... well, Granny did like to play with him a lot!  :)

Sunday morning cuteness

Can you even stand how cute his smile is??  Looks like I am capturing lightning in a bottle these days - hopefully I can continue to get these precious photos!!

No special event - just hanging out with our boy and capturing him smile on video - although it's a bit slow during the middle of the video, wait until the end - smiles and fun abound :)