Bye, Bye 2013...Hello 2014

I've mentioned it in previous blog posts, that 2013 was an eventful year for us!  From Colin's arrival, to selling our first home, to purchasing our second home.  It was a hectic year, but also a great year.  It was a little sad to see the year come to a close, but we are excited to see what 2014 has in store for us!

The holidays were really fun this year.  Every year, Christmas has been a little different with Cadence growing older.  This year, she understood why we put cookies out for Santa, she knew why she had to be to bed at a reasonable hour on Christmas Eve, and boy, was she excited about the presents!  Almost too excited.  She could have received 500 presents and would still have asked, "Are there any more?" Colin received a lot of gifts as well, but he was more into the boxes and the wrapping paper that the gifts came in!

We really didn't think it was going to happen, but we got Cadence to see Santa!  I'm not sure if it was because she wasn't alone, but she surely surprised us!  Colin wasn't afraid of Santa either!

Because Cadence & Colin were born around the same time of year, Colin got to wear one of Cadence's Christmas outfits from when she was a baby.

Santa was good to the kids this year!  The trampoline that he brought was too big to fit in Grandma & Poppa's study, so he left it in their basement!

Such a girly-girl.  She asked Santa for a trampoline, a cash register, hair chalk, & a play blow dryer...I think she was able to check everything off of her list. :)

This kid LOVES dresses!

Teething like crazy!

Mmmm, wrapping paper!

Loves his new ducky tub!

So excited to see her trampoline!

She loved it so much, she was hugging it.

This is what a basement looks like with 6 people living under one roof...chaos.

Colin is able to sit up by himself now, but he still falls over from time to time!  It can mean some hard falls on hardwood floors, so mom had the idea of putting Colin in a laundry basket full of his toys!  There's not enough room with all of us for a Pack 'n Play!  He loves it!

New Year Baby - Colin on January 1, 2014

I took the same picture of Cadence in 2010!

Cadence had to take some pictures with her camera too.

Our new house!  It will probably look much different the next time I post a picture of it!  The beginning of the renovations on the inside have begun.  We expect to be able to move in toward the end of February!  Stay tuned for before and after pictures!

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas!

Wow, is it really Christmas Eve already?  The last 6 months have felt like a whirlwind...between welcoming Colin into our lives, selling our house, moving in with my parents, and both Danny and I being beyond busy at work, the second part of 2013 is a big blur.  However, aside from the craziness with work, I don't think either of us would change anything about this year.  We are extremely excited to see what 2014 has in store for us.  

Since the last blog post, we've made a few trips to Hamilton to visit Danny's family.  We celebrated Thanksgiving with Mike's girlfriend, Marisa's family.  We've found ways to keep Cadence entertained since the weather in Ohio has been rather brutal.  We took Cadence to see her first movie in the movie theater, Frozen...she loved it!  Danny and I have been contacting painters and contractors so that we can start gathering quotes on renovating our new house.  The previous owners will be out this Friday!  Danny and my dad are planning on going up to the house this weekend to start ripping out carpet and taking down walls!  We've also been busy preparing for Christmas!

After people kept suggesting it, I finally let Danny cut Colin's hair.  I had just assumed it would all fall out like Cadence's did.  He had this Donald Trump thing going on, so we gave him a little trim.  He was still too little to go to a salon to get it done, so we did it ourselves at home!

The Before

The After...much better

6 Months Old

The artist at work

 Cadence had a lot of fun at the movies!  She loves the movie, Frozen.  She wouldn't stand next to the movie display of Olof the snowman for a picture, though.  Oh yeah, and the seats kept folding in on her because she is light as a feather!

He's getting so big!  He's getting really good at sitting up by himself!

The last time we got a decent amount of snow, it was too cold to go out and play...so we brought some snow inside!  We used food coloring to make it a little more fun...and messy.  Cadence was pretending to make ice cream. 

Crafting with Mamaw, Aunt Annie, and the cousins after Thanksgiving!

Cadence had fun decorating cookies this year (she got pretty bored with the gingerbread house last year)...she went a little overboard with the sprinkles, but it was great watching her have so much fun.  

The letter "C" for Cadence, of course

The 3-4 year old classes at her "school" performed, "Jingle Bells" this year at the Christmas Program.  She did so well!  If you notice in the pictures below, she's the only kid NOT standing on the bleachers.  Apparently, some of the kids were going nuts during rehearsals and freaked Cadence out.  

We celebrated Christmas early with Danny's family since we will be at the new house all weekend after Christmas.  We all got a lot of great gifts and had fun visiting with everyone.  By Sunday evening, the kids were completely worn out!

She was a big fan of her Sophia the First toy from the Napiers!

The girls were having a TON of fun with Gracie's Frozen dress-up clothes and Cadence's tent!

Danny had a couple free nights left, so we stayed the night at a hotel.  Cadence had fun eating a snack in bed!

7 Months Old!

Mom got a really cute pic of the kids together one Friday.