Nana is here!

I am not sure who is more excited that nana is here - me or Ethan.  Ethan loves my mom and drags her all over the house asking her to play trains, cars etc with him.  The other night he wanted to play hide and go seek with her.  I had to get out the video camera because it was so funny.  He wanted her to hide, but he wanted to tell her where to hide.  So he would take her by the hand and put her in whatever hiding space he had picked out.  The best was when he pushed her into our (small) closet.  I was dying.  And each time he would hide her, then walk away, cover his eyes and say "1, 2 ,3 4, 10 Ready or not here I come.  Hmmmm where is that nana?" and then find her.  He is so funny.  My mom of course is loving it, and loving holding Avery.  As for me, I don't know how I am going to handle 2 little ones without help!  We may not leave the house for the next year. 

Pumpkin Festival

Fall is here and that can only mean one thing - fall pumpkin festival time!  There are so many fun fall festivals here and I am always so excited for fall because of them.  Although I am soooo sad to see summer leave!  I love summer time.  Anyway, this past weekend we went to a pumpkin festival in Leesburg and it was pretty fun, but I think Cox Farms is still better, so we will probably go there next time.  Here are some pictures of Ethan enjoying the slides and "bouncy bounce"!  I was surprised that they had this rope swing - it seemed a little dangerous, but Ethan loved it and luckily held on tight!  

So cute!

Avery is just adorable and we are so happy to have her!  

The first days home...

The first days home have been really nice and pretty peaceful really.  Ethan loves his baby sister and this night he wanted her to sleep with him.  I had to explain to him that it probably wasn't the best idea, but I let her lay with him in bed while I read him his bedtime stories.  

Avery and Ethan's Bath!

So here are some pics from Avery's first bath (spongebath at least) at home.  Ethan was so funny.  He decided he had to get in on this, so he took a bath in the sink also.  A big mess, but really funny.  

A Few Thoughts

In our first few days home with Avery I have just been thinking alot about how fast time goes by with kids.  It seems like just yesterday we were bringing Ethan home from the hospital.  And here he is 3 years old!  Every day as I watch him and then look at Avery I am so overcome by how much they change in such a short period of time.  Each day Ethan says new things or comes up with new stories and I just can't believe how great he is!  Maybe I am just emotional or hormonal after having a baby, but I have been so sentimental and I just want so much to enjoy every moment I have with each of them and never take it for granted, because before I know it Ethan won't want to climb up in my lap anymore or give me the little hugs and kisses that he comes to me with for no reason at all.  I am just so blessed to have such a wonderful family and I just hope that I can enjoy the little moments that make life so meaningful.  

Big Brother

Ethan is such a great big brother.  He just loves his little sister and is very sweet with her.  Here are a few pics of them together and one with dad also.  I love the one where he is hugging her and she is making a face like "Ahhh!  What is happening!"  That will probably be the story of her life!