What's For Lunch?

Gracie as been very busy the past couple of days cooking in her new kitchen & taking care of her new Bitty Baby from Uncle Bob. Good thing she has quickly learned how to multi-task :)

Riding The Carousel At The Lincoln Park Zoo

We made our annual trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo for the Holiday Zoo Lights. As always, we enjoyed the ambiance of being at the Zoo in the winter & sipping a hotty toddy :) Gracie loved the lights but was disappointed that the BIG MONKEYS were nite nite so we'll be making another trip back during the day :)

Merry Christmas

Love, Gracie & Josie

Helping Daddy With The Lights

HO HO HO

We went to see Santa at Tsunami's Annual Mommy & Tot Party. Although Gracie likes to talk about Santa Claus she was hesitant to sit on his lap :) But she did give her approval for Santa to hold her little sister.

Gracie's Gingerbread House

Gracie built her first gingerbread house this weekend. She helped daddy put the frame of the house together & then helped mommy frost the house. Then she took charge & decorated the entire house by herself. She did take a few breaks to sample the frosting & candy too :) but as you can see she was VERY PROUD of the final product.

Newsflash - Gracie breaks into Santa's Workshop

Gracie had a great time today at Pottery Barn Kids playing with all of her favorite toys. Hope Santa was watching....hint hint!!!

Pajama Party

How we like to spend snowy days in Chicago!!!

A Very Busy Mommy

Gracie's had a VERY BUSY week taking care of her babies :)

Our First Snowfall (Oh What Fun!!!)

Our Christmas Tree

We made our annual trip to Home Depot to purchase our Christmas tree. After looking at only 2 trees we found the PERFECT 10 foot tree that is now fully decorated on our back deck...stay tuned for photos! Gracie also picked out a smaller tree that she thought would be a great addition to her & Josie's room :)

Josie's First Plane Ride

We spent the Thanksgiving Holiday in Pittsburgh with Papa Will, Nana Marci, Uncle Joel, Aunt Katina & Cousin Zoey. It was Josie's FIRST plane ride & when she wasn't sleeping she was making lots of new friends. We were very proud of our good little traveler & are already looking forward to our next family trip!!!

"Bye Bye Pittsburgh"

Josie Madeline's Baptism

Josie was baptised on Sunday in the presence of family & friends. She wore the same dress that Big Sister Gracie wore when she was baptised in 2006 & looked absolutely beautiful!!! It was a great day :)

Posing with her godparents Joel & Katina

Such A Girly Girl

Our professional shopper helped pick out her winter coat today. She carried the bag home (which was just about as big as her) & then kept asking to "try it on". So she wore it around the house for a few hours & then tried it on for daddy when he got home.

Look Who's 3 Months Old Today

Tummy Time

Josie LOVES her tummy time & Gracie loves hanging out with her. Gracie brings her toys & calls their time together "playtime". Wait until Josie can really play with her big sister. But for now, just enjoying time on the blanket together is just fine :)

Indian Summer

With the temperatures in the mid-70's last week Gracie & her best friend Taylor enjoyed playing together in the park. And they may have enjoyed their last playday in the leaves as today's high is in the mid-30's with a few snow flurries!?!?

Enjoying A Fall Day

We enjoyed a fun-filled day by enjoying the scenery in Lincoln Park. And who would have thought we'd have so much fun playing in the leaves!?!?! Gracie loved stomping, throwing & falling in the leaves. And Josie enjoyed watching her big sister giggle & goof around :)

"I see you, daddy" (echoing over & over & over :)

Trick-Or-Treat

Our Fairy Princess led the way tonight as we went trick-or-treating with her cousins Mitch & Jack. We are not sure if it was her cute smile or constant "thank you" after receiving each treat that allowed her to receive multiple pieces of candy from each house :) Luckily she was willing to share her FULL bag of treats with mommy & daddy. Josie enjoyed her first Halloween & snoozed the night away.

Our Little Pumpkin

Happy Halloween

Taylor & Jenny's 2nd Annual Halloween Bash

Little Kitty Cat enjoyed her FIRST Halloween Party :)

Pumpkin & Skeleton Ballerina's

Gracie & her friend Evelyn having fun at ballet class :)