Entering a New Phase....

Madelyn is really starting to get the hang of going pee-pee on the potty. And what an exciting thing this is for all of us. The problem is that she's also mastered the ability of getting herself fully undressed, so this results in frequent moments of indecent exposure here in our home. One morning I went in to get her out of bed and THIS is how i found her. Yikes!

And here's some proof that she's having fun with the potty thang. What a wild child she is!

(Yes I know, I have my hands full!)

Wildlights At the Zoo

We had so much fun seeing the Columbus Zoo all lite up on this COLD Friday evening in December. It was 7 degrees and we braved the cold with both kids and actually had a wonderful time. Thankfully Connor slept peacefully the whole time, all bundled up in the baby carrier. And Madelyn didn't even seem to notice the cold as she was enjoying the winter wonderland! This will definitely be an annual tradition for the Sammons family.

Gary and the Kids (in December)

Can we really handle 2 kids at the same time?????

Can't seem to get caught up!

I'm rather overwhelmed at the task of getting caught up on here. I want to post more Christmas pics, New Years Eve, and then all the fun things that have happened since...
Where do I start? Current stuff and move backwards? Or visa-versa? Well...I haven't decided yet. Let's see what I come up with!

Picking out our family Christmas Tree!

What an awesome day it turned out to be for picking out a Christmas Tree. It was our first big, heavy snow of the season and seemed appropriate for Christmas Tree shopping! Connor slept in the car while we took turns walking around with Madelyn to choose the perfect tree. Thankfully it didn't take us long (it was cold out there!) to find this sweet little Frasier Fir. What a beauty!

What do you think of this one honey?

Yay...it's OUR tree!

Decorating the tree at my parents house

It's been a long-standing tradition for all of us to gather at my parents house sometime over Thanksgiving weekend to decorate the family Christmas tree. We always get out all the fun Christmas music for festive background music and have a great time hanging all the memorable ornaments on the tree. Better watch out...seems that Jonathan is up to something suspicious!?!!

The Christmas season has officially been ushered in!

Cute Connor moments

I've been trying to find a way to upload videos for months because it seems that every time I try, it takes HOURS, or makes my computer shut down. So, I just figured out how to record in a "compact" mode and voila, these uploaded in no time. Hopefully the quality is at least reasonable. We'll see!? Connor is getting so smiley and talkative with the cute babbling baby talk, and these are a few sweet moments I caught on film 2 days ago. Hope you can see his sweet disposition thru these little clips!