Ohio Visit

We were finally able to visit Kristy's parents in Ohio. With all the snow this winter up there, it had been difficult to schedule.

We were able to visit Grandma Ames and the Ames family for a day as well as spend some time with Kristy's family (mom, dad, sister, & nieces).

The trip went well, Kelsey traveled pretty well again. It was super cold, though (-5 windchill) for most of the weekend.

We hope to visit again in the spring/summer.

the real world

Well, the honeymoon is over. Don't let the smile fool you, this one is a monster!

Kristy started back to work last week, so now the mission has become "find sleep ASAP". Everything is going well, but Kelsey has decided she wants nothing to do with eating from a bottle. Not a problem, if I had boobs, but...

She is getting a little better, but still would rather scream several times a night than eat from the bottle. I am sure she will come around-=--eventually. Wish us luck!

Growing baby

Kelsey is growing like crazy! She is now 2 months old and over 10 lbs. She is starting to enjoy the baby swing and playing on her play mat (although both require a nap to recover).

She will make her first long car trip this weekend. We are both holding our breathe that she travels as well as Kyle did at that age.

Snow Day!

Ahh, a taste of home!! It has been several years since we had any "real" snow around here. I think we had 2-3 inches 5 years ago and 22 inches in 2000. A weird storm hit us last night and this morning bring Durham 3 inches and Raleigh about 4-5 inches. As usual, EVERYTHING shutdown!!??

I tested my 4wd by driving to my office to do 3-4 hours of work before returning home and playing with Kyle, who's school was closed. It was his FIRST SNOW and he enjoyed every minute of it.

We plan to visit WV this weekend, so maybe we will find snow for him again!?

It has been an eventful December for us. Kelsey is still growing super fast and Kyle, well, he is Kyle.
Christmas brought lots of toys and visitors. Kyle was pleased to add to his tool collection with tools from Home Depot and a Craftsman work bench. He also got a cool policeman uniform that he "arrests" the bad boys in.