Thursday, January 3, 2008

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Welcome to 2008! What an incredible year has just gone by! We were able to go to my parents December 15 and returned to FL December 24. We had such a wonderful time (as usual:))! There was much laughter, hollering (from the three little ones!) and eating my mom's awesome cooking! I think we gain 10 pounds every time we visit. To the right is my Mom and Dad.

Above is the three cousins. L-R: Allan, Daniel and Evan. Next year Jay and Tonya's little one will be in on the fun! It was crazy trying to get all three to look and smile at the camera at the same time!

Our little family. Evan was so ready to be done with pictures! The whole Slagenweit clan. 13 plus one on the way and counting. Tonya gave David a rattle with a note that said "Tag, you're it!". Who knows!?:)

David and April. Justin and his new car. He picked it up the day after we got back. You can kind of see his new hairstyle. There's an explanation later.


Jay, Tonya and "Peanut". The picture on the right is Marianne, Philip, Allan and Daniel.

For Christmas I got a new bedspread and new decorations for our bedroom. The picture above and the one below to the right is the somewhat finished product. I love it! The top picture is of Evan playing with the drum's Aunt MaryLou got for him. He really enjoys banging on them and I have discovered they are great for helping him sit up.



I had told my Mom how much Evan likes to bounce and so for Christmas she got him this seat that hangs in the door. He has had so much fun playing in it. He laughs and bounces as hard as it will let him!

The picture of Evan to the right was taken during our gift exchange. Aunt Tonya and Uncle Jay got him this hat (which Mommy promptly placed on his head because it is SO cute!) with a matching sweater. Jay shaving Justin's head. Yes, you read that correctly! My husband is now hairless. He's been wanting to do it for awhile and so he had Jay take care of it while we were up. (It actually doesn't look to bad!) I'll have to post some of what he looks like now that his head is shaved.






L- Mom, Tonya and Evan. R- Mom, Dad and Evan.





L-Daniel and Philip with his stash! R- Allan and his loot. He had a lot of fun opening his gifts. It was so cute because he wanted to play with each one as he opened it!

We had a chance to catch up with my best friend Andrea and her husband Wes. We had a great time talking and of course being entertained by Evan! He loved all the attention he got. The picture to the right is Evan and Aunt MaryLou. He immediately fell in love and she had fun cuddling with him. Evan turned 6 months old on December 24. I can't believe how quickly time has flown by. He is doing great. He cut his first tooth before we went to PA and is working on three more. He hasn't been as fussy as I expected him to be. He laughs and smiles all the time and loves to just watch his surroundings. He has also decided he really likes food. Well, all except green beans! Oh the faces he makes!:) I trust each of you had a very merry Christmas and a great start to the new year!





2 comments:

David and April said...

Justin's new car looks cool! Evan is so stinkin cute! We miss him so much! Hugs!

kentncarissa said...

Looks like you had a wonderful Christmas. Love all the pics. Thanks for putting some up of Tonya, I've been wondering what she looked like!