A Few More Holiday Photos

Merry Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas! Grann came up from Detroit and Will had a lot of fun playing with her and the dogs. On Christmas Eve, we took Will sledding for a bit. He went down the hill at Lakeside a couple times before deciding the play ground looked like more fun. After his nap, we went over to Aunt Mara and Uncle Ken's for Christmas Eve. Will enjoyed his dinner very much and did a great job handing out gifts to everyone. He went to be a little later than usual but was up at his normal time on Christmas morning. He wasn't that interested in opening the gifts but was pretty excited once they were actually open. He spent the rest of the day playing with all his new toys. After his nap, Grandma and Grandpa came over to open gifts and have dinner. Will really seems to love all his gifts and Christmas was definitely more fun with a little one!

Weekend Fun

We had a busy yet relaxing weekend. Friday night we decided to stay in and had stir fry for dinner. Saturday morning, Phil got up early and went with a couple of our friends to pick up gifts for delivery for Santa Claus girls. I stayed home to get the house ready for the brunch/cookie exchange I was hosting. Just before 10, Phil came home to pick up Will and took him around to deliver gifts while my girlfriends were over. Will did a great job even though he spent a decent amount of time in the car. In the afternoon, we cleaned up the house and played and then went out for a quick dinner. On Sunday, we took Will to the mall before it got too crowded so he could run around for a bit. Then we stopped at my parents' house so Will could play with the "choo choos." We're looking forward to a short week!

Baby Press

Will loves being bench pressed by Phil. Sometimes he'll just lay down on the ground at Phil's feet to ask for it. Originally, he was lifted on his back, but as you'll see, he prefers to be on his tummy.

Santa

Pictures with Santa did not go well...

Playing in the Snow

We had a fun weekend. Friday night, we went into Gaslight and had dinner at Olga's. Saturday morning, we took Will to the botanical gardens to run around for a bit. The second we put him down he made a beeline for the waterfall in the conservatory - he loves it! We walked around the conservatory, stared at the waterfall, and made several trips through the tunnel. Then we spent some time looking at the trains before going back for more waterfall time. After a quick visit to the turtles, we went downtown for lunch at Aunt Katie's new apartment. Will thought he was pretty cool sitting on floor pillows eating his pizza! On Sunday, we did a trip to Meijer and then bundled Will up to play in the snow for a bit. He really liked the sled but wasn't too sure about the snowpants, boots, huge winter coat, etc.

By the waterfall













Watching the little train














Watching both trains



















Does this make me look fat?

Playing with Grandpa