Hannah's Stitches

Hannah's stitches are coming out tomorrow morning and she wanted to make sure I got a picture of them, since she wasn't going to get to show them off to her relatives in Pennsylvania.  So, here you go!

Well, you can't really see them at this angle, but the picture is cute!

(yes, that is food on her face)

 

5 little stitches on her chin

Hungry Hippo!

This kid loves her quesadillas!

We made it home from WV, but with nothing in the fridge, we did a pit-stop on the way home to grab something to eat.  After she ate 3 small ones from Chipolte one night a few weeks ago, we decided to get her the big one tonight...can you say "growth spurt?!"

Christmas 2011

The kids had a hard time waiting to get into the presents (and they were up before 7am)....because they had to wait for Uncle Daniel to get up.  Mom took pictures of them attacking him in bed...poor guy!

Daniel played Santa for our early morning gift opening

Daniel & Liam

Lauren was checking everything out from the safety of the couch

Hannah's new guitar from Santa

"It's just what I wanted!!!"

(which was the same thing she said when she opened the box of bandaids in her stocking...)

Hannah's other favorite gift -- a giant pile of Berenstain Bear books!

(Mind you, we probably already have 20-25 from when I was a kid...but she LOVES this series.)

Hannah with her pillow pet from the Cassidy's -- she loved it too!

Liam listening to his recordable storybook

Uncle Daniel proves himself as the cool uncle once again -- he got the big kids bikes and helmets for Christmas/their birthdays.  He had them in the basement and they had to follow a string that was wrapped in a box to get to them.  The best part was that the weather was so nice that they got to ride them in the driveway all afternoon.

Hannah with her new bike!

Peyton was loving her new doll stroller

Lauren was content to get some new silverware and a doll

Grandpap Folger helped blow up Lauren's Rody horse from Santa.

Apparently, Santa didn't realize how hard it was to blow up (considering the limited directions and weird valve).

After church the kids got to sing Happy Birthday to Jesus

These two have so much fun together.  I love that they are such good friends.

Tuckered out after a long day!

Miss Peyton (in a rare moment away from Mommy)

Family Photo after church this morning

Reality when trying to get a shot of the grandparents with all four grandkids.

Christmas Eve Pictures

 

Once we got the kids ready for Christmas Eve church services, we had to take some pictures, since they were looking so cute.  But, taking pictures of four kids under the age of four is quite a challenge.  You'll notice that I managed to get a lot of pictures of Lauren...she was hamming it up for the camera.  Hannah, on the other hand, let me snap 2 by herself and then she was done.  At least she was willing to be in pictures with her cousins.  Enjoy!

 Hannah & Liam

(not quite 4 years old)

 
                    Lauren & Peyton
              (L = 1 year; P = 18 months)
 

 Peyton was not happy with all of the picture-taking

 Hannah & Lauren

 Hannah

 Cutie-Pie Lauren

 

 I managed to get some good smiles out of this little one!

 

 

Stories with Grandma before heading off to church.

At church, the kids were pretty good.  Fortunately, the service had a good pace and the kids weren't out too much past their normal bedtimes.  Hannah really liked the candles during Silent Night and even held her own for a short amount of time.  Thank goodness Merritt was there with her family to help contain our little kids in the pew!

When we got home, we got the kids ready for bed.  Hannah and Liam loved setting out cookies and milk for Santa...

Once Daniel & Jon got home from the Steelers game, we got a quick

 "Sibling Shot"

Steelers Game

My brother had tickets to the Christmas Eve Steelers game.  I decided that since Karen's family wasn't going to be in WV for long on this trip that I should stay at Mom & Dad's to play with the kiddos and visit.  Jon, however, was more than happy to have some "guy time" with Daniel and a few of Daniel's friends and to go to his first Steelers game and experience Pittsburgh a bit.  Daniel should be a Pittsburgh tour guide - he knows how to do it right....from the drive through the Fort Pitt Tunnel, with "Renegade" crescendoing just as you exit the tunnel to see the city's skyline, to lunch at Primanti Brothers, to riding the Gateway Clipper to Heinz Field....Daniel knows the 'Burgh!  (And now, Jon does too.)  Here are some pictures Daniel took of their fun.

While he's not a smoker or much of a drinker, Jon could "have his arm twisted" to enjoy a cigar and a beer at Primanti's (after all, they SELL them there, so surely they go with the sandwiches!)

View from their seats

(not a bad one in the house)

Daniel & Jon

 

The crew on the way to the game - Ryan, Brian, Jon & Daniel