James at 8 months

I love these pics of James b/c I think it really shows his personality. The first two were while Noah was playing with him and sitting on his back... he is a good sport:)

Gabe's Birthday (aka Valentine's Day)

Noah is really starting to get the concept of birthdays, so when Gabe's came around he was really ready to have a party for him. He had been talking non-stop about making daddy a cake and getting him a brown balloon. Noah is also a very funny shopper... I took him, by himself, to Marden's where he purchased a pair of baby blue crocks for James ($2) and a Sponge Bob Squarepants cake stand ($2) for daddy's birthday cake. We then went to Big Lots where he picked out an entire package of American flags ($1) to decorate the cake with. We had so much fun as we then had to go to purchase a brown balloon to go with the Handy Manny balloon he picked out. I think the balloon lady thought we were crazy;) I didn't get a picture of the balloons, but I think these pictures portray the proud boy well.

January 2010

Wow, I can't believe that an entire month has gone by since my last post! We have had a wonderful/busy January this year. Gabe was doing an elective in Hematology/Oncology this month and has most of his weekends free. So, we were very lucky to catch up with lots of great friends. One weekend we spent in NH catching up with friends in the upper valley. Another weekend the kids and I went to Boston to visit one of Noah's little friends who's family is also going through the first year of residency. I have not been great about taking pictures, especially when I have both kids by myself, so the pics are limited, but I did get some none the less.

The 2nd from the bottom is of Noah playing with his train on the track he put together all by himself. One of Noah's new favorite things are puzzles. He is unbelievably good at them. His incredible attention to detail, that at times can be frustrating, serves him well in this area. The bottom picture captures well how much the two boys really do love playing with each other:)