Hanging out in January

It's been fun to see the boys interact together as Quinton gets older. He adores Dominic and always will smile and laugh when he see him. Dominic is great with him too. In the morning, he come in Q's room and say good morning. That make Q smile and just light up. The boys will also make noises back and forth with each other. This happens frequently in the car ride home. I watch them interact and think it must have been so boring for Dominic at this age to just have had only Mike and I. These two really keep each other entertained.

Recently, Dominic found that he can hide under Quinton's crib. This morning both boys were under the crib giggling together. It was a sweet moment. I have to try to get that on video and post that!

Get him Quinton!!!

Quinton's First Swim

Quinton's First Snow

Dominic loves to help Quinton

How Did This Happen?

Swimming at Jaren's 2 years ago....

Swimming at Jaren's 2 weeks ago...

Christmas Day

Christmas morning we hung out at home and then headed to spend the rest of the day with the Gasparino's.

Opening gifts for Dominic was a challenge both Christmas Eve & Day. Were even were bribing him with cookies if he'd open just one more.

On a recent visit back to the G's house, he was asking Grammy if she had more presents. She responded by saying she thought he didn't like present. He clarified that he likes to look at presents but doesn't like to open them. I guess it gives us a little insight into that brain of his. It will be interesting to see how he'll be in the years to come.

Still loves his books

Quinton loves to be upside down.

If he's fussy and you let him hang over backwards he turns into a happy camper.

Go figure. Maybe he likes the blood rushing to his head!

Who would have thought it would be warm enough to ride a scooter on Christmas?!

Getting Nani's nose!

Christmas Eve

We spent Christmas Eve at the Regnier side. We headed over early so we had time more time to visit with family. The boys were able to open presents in stages too. Last year, Dominic wasn't all that interested in opening gifts. We thought it was due to his age. Well this year was a repeat. He was engaged for a few gifts and then his interest was lost. Rare behavior compared to most kids. Quinton almost seemed more interested but babies just love the noise and glimmer of all the paper!

Christmas Downtown

We headed downtown before Christmas for our annual trip to visit the tree in Daley plaza & dinner. Last year when we made it down, the weather was extremely cold & snowy. Daley Plaza was bare and it was easy to take pictures by the tree.

This year, the weather being so warm, it made the place crowded. We survived getting through the crowds, even with the stroller. We all tried warm spiced wine...which sounds good. Sounds and tastes are two very different things. Save your self some angony and don't try it. We are lucky we finished the two glasses between the 8 adults. Stick to a beer is the rule we learned.

The boys had fun seeing the light and being with the family.

Also, we continue to miss the big tree the City used to make. As you can see, the one big tree looks a little sad.