Thursday, December 30, 2010
Finally Some Snow!
George started his day saying goodbye to his two binkies. We put them in an envelope with this letter and Sean took them to work to "mail them" to some babies who need them. Nap time went okay, he fell asleep with no problem, but woke up after only an hour and a half or so very sleepy and grumpy and I know if he had his binky, he would have slept longer, but it's time :)
While so many places across the country have been getting slammed by snow, Denver has seen almost nothing all winter. So today's storm is extra special :) After nap we busted out the snow gear and headed outside. Of course, George wanted to dig in the snow but it doesn't work too well with mittens.
Frustration and a short nap quickly took over :(
Once we took out the new snow shovel my parents got him for Christmas, he was a new kid! He loves that thing and just shoveled until he couldn't lift anymore. Luckily, today's snow is very light and fluffy...
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Merry Christmas!
We had a wonderful Christmas again this year - thanks to our wonderful families! As always, we spent Christmas Eve with Sean's family for their Polish traditional dinner of Wagilia. Here's George all dressed for church (which was full and we snuck out)...
Stuffed from all the courses of yummy food at Kelly's...
With J.P., the red-nosed reindeer...
J.P. and Sean checking out Santa's progress on NORAD...
A good picture of the O'Reilly men...
Enjoying his first present of Christmas, a car carrier truck that he loves!
Setting out cookies and milk for Santa...
Reading "The Night Before Christmas"
Santa came!!!

We stopped by Kelly and Joe's Christmas morning to exchange presents. Here are George and Ryan checking out a new toy...
Taking the new motorcycles out for a spin with some power tools in hand....
Then we headed to my parents' house for the rest of the day. Next year we have to remember to get my poor mom some stocking stuffers - all she had was an old nail in hers!!
George enjoyed his new snow shovel and apron from my parents...
He also got the cutest boots with diggers all over them. Here he is trying out some dance moves in his new rain boots.

Laura got him this awesome hat that is unfortunately too small...we thought he looked pretty funny in it!
It was such a fun day with everyone. George had a blast even though his lack of sleep and being overwhelmed at times got the best of him. He thinks Santa is a pretty great guy for bringing him such cool toys and we think George is a pretty great kid! Thanks to everyone for making our Christmas so wonderful!
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Santa Take Two
Today was our neighborhood's Winterfest celebration. We tried to get a good Santa picture since last week's wasn't that great. This Santa was so nice but George was still very unsure of him, even when offered a small gift...
A little closer...
Whispering to Santa what he wants for Christmas...

George would not get on Santa's lap for anything, so this was our compromise. I think it turned out really cute, though! How cute is this Santa?
We also took a ride on a horse-drawn carriage, which George really liked. Then this afternoon we went swimming for a while - George loved every second of it and now he's ready for bed! It was such a fun day :)
Sunday, November 28, 2010
'Tis the Season
For some reason, blogger isn't letting me rearrange the pictures tonight, so this post will be in reverse chronological order :)
To start, here's one of the most awkward-looking Santa photos ever! We stopped to see Santa at the firehouse on the way out of the tree-cutting area. George was very unsure of him and wanted me right next to him. He cried for a bit but managed to tell Santa that he wants 2 skid steers and 2 front loaders.
Here's our beautiful house, all ready for the Christmas season!

And the other one is a mini tree in our living room so we can see the lights from the street:
Sean and George hanging some ornaments this afternoon...
Checking out the fire truck after seeing Santa...

With our Christmas tree loot! We cut down 2 for us, and 2 for my parents because they're in California this weekend.
We always seem to luck out with the weather on our tree-cutting day each year. Again, it was a sunny, beautiful day to be out searching for the perfect tree :)
Struggling up a big hill...



We've had a lot of fun this weekend getting ourselves set for the Christmas season!
Here's our beautiful house, all ready for the Christmas season!We cut down two trees this year for our house. The main one is downstairs in our new basement...
Searching for the O'Reilly family Christmas tree...
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Giving Thanks
We had a very nice Thanksgiving today. It was pretty low key, but still a lot of fun with great family and delicious food. As usual, we spent the afternoon and evening at my parents' house with the Emersons and a couple other friends of my parents. My sister didn't make it out this year since she was just here for the big party last month, so I missed her a lot, but she'll be here for Christmas very soon!
Luke made some adorable place cards for us - everyone's turned out so great!
Our family shots...
In this one George has such a big smile because he's saying, "Digger!"
Playing legos with Luke...
George's first attempt at a board game was not too successful and we had to play a game of our own where the pieces could move freely whenever he wanted them to :)
Because he's completely insane, George was not a big fan of our Thanksgiving feast today. I'm pretty sure it was the best meal I've ever had, but George didn't eat too much of it. He was a big fan of the chocolate pie, though...
We have so much to be thankful for this year, as we always do. I am so thankful for my wonderful husband and son, who both make me happier than I ever imagined. We are blessed to all be healthy and happy and surrounded by loving family and friends.
Since I actually dried my hair today and put on a little makeup, I thought I'd have Sean take my picture to show off my growing baby belly. With George, I had Sean take my picture every week to document the journey. This time, I think there are about 2 pictures that clearly show my pregnant belly and I'm already 30 weeks pregnant :) So here it is...
If you feel so inclined, please take a second to cast your vote in my gender poll on the right side of the blog. I'm pretty baffled as to the sex of this baby, so I'd love to hear your guesses!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We're planning to hang Christmas lights tomorrow and cut down our tree Saturday morning with the Nichols/Fererro family. We always stop to see Santa on the way home and George has been practicing what he's going to ask Santa for - I'm excited to see how he does when he's actually on the big guy's lap :) Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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