Christmas with the Holcomb Family

We had our Holcomb Family Christmas the other weekend. We have it early so my grandparents can head South to the warm weather before Christmas. Riley was very excited to open some gifts. She also got to teach Tucker the ropes.

Riley was Great Grandpa's buddy most of the day.

Of course she had to give a fair amount of time to Bry-Jenny (as she calls them) as well.

Tucker got a blanket that Great Grandma made. He snuggled right up to it. The eyes instantly got heavy, but he toughed it out to open more presents.

Here's Riley showing him how to rip off the paper.

Riley didn't waste any time on her gifts.

She even helped everyone else.

Tucker's favorite gifts were the boxes. They taste delicious!

We had a great time there! The weather didn't cooperate though so we had to cut the day short to get on the road before it got too dark. We had to drive very slow because of the snow and ice, Tucker screamed for 45 minutes on the way home. It was definitely a Calgon, take me away moment. It was worth it to spend time with the family.

Waiting for Christmas

This is my favorite time of the year. I love all the lights you see while you're out. The snow is on the ground, and the kids are just anxiously waiting for Christmas. Now that we're off work and at home, the kids are keeping us busy.

Here is just a funny picture of Tucker wearing our Miss Tania's son's socks. His were wet so she put on a pair of his. Just his size.

Riley enjoys lining up the Christmas decorations from large to small around the house.

Tucker is now army crawling around the house. Just in time to get into the gifts.

Paci had to leave the mouth so the presents could enter. He looks so innocent. Doesn't he?

A New Find

My parents remembered they had one of Riley's old toys so we decided to get it last time we were there and let Tucker give it a try. He usually enjoys playing in it for about 10 minutes and then he's ready for something else, but it still has a spot in the middle of our family room.

Here he is after a day of busily playing in his new toy. How precious!

Holiday Pictures

Getting pictures of 2 kids together while they're both smiling at the camera is near impossible. I always take some Christmas pics at home to use for different things, and here are some of the ones I got.....

As you can tell, I'm not a professional photograper, but I thought they were pretty cute! Of course I left off the 25 other ones where Tucker is being squeezed by Riley who is not smiling, or he's doing a face plant and she's not looking at the camera. Needless to say, I was a little frustrated, but it turned out OK.

Daddy's Birthday

In November, we celebrated Jeremy's birthday. He was in Boston at the Colts game on his actual birthday, but we celebrated when he got home. Riley had been practicing her song to him all weekend. We had to sing it several times that night, and blew out the candles a few times as well. She did actually eat some cake which she normally doesn't do.

Happy birthday daddy! I hope you enjoy red velvet cake with a little spit from a cute little girl.

Big Sis

Now to the big sister... She is still so wonderful to her brother and to us. She has grown up so much lately. She loves to help, read books, and play with her babies. She also loves to run errands. She gets so excited everytime we go to Kroger, which seems to be every other day. Some of the things that she says now just crack me up! Here are some snapshots of our little angel...

She's getting pretty good at her bike, and luckily we are having some 70 degree days to get out and ride her bike a little more before the snow comes.

Here she is helping her dad - one of her favorite past times.

Tucker's 6 Months

Our little boy has been in our lives now for 6 months - hard to believe! He has brought happiness to our lives each of those days and even before. He smiles constantly still, and is now working hard at sitting up all by himself. He watches his sister and wishes he could get around like that. He just had his 6 month appt. and the doctor said he was doing fantastic! He is now on 3 meals a day and enjoying most of the baby food. Bananas and green beans still make him shiver a little, but he still eats every bite. He is weighing in in the 70th percentile and of course height and head size are both in the high 90's in percentile. I guess he's going to be tall like his dad and sister as well.

Happy 6 month birthday little man!

Halloween

Our little monkeys.............................................

We tried to get a pose by the pumpkins Jeremy carved, but that doesn't work well with a 2 year old and an almost 6 month old.

All ready to Trick-or-Treat.

After we got home......

She didn't last too long this year, but we had a good time!

Annual Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

On our short Fall Break, we decided to take our annual trip to the pumpkin patch. It was a little chilly that morning, but warmed up a little. Definitely not as nice as last year, but we still had a great time.

Here is our little pumpkin....

or scarecrow.....

She loved the hayride out to the pumpkins.

Tucker spent most of his time chewing on the Baby Bjorn. It was drenched by the time we got back to the car.

Tucker had to help his sister test out some pumpkins.

Riley had to find one to test as well.

Here she is trying to find just the right one.

Found it!

It's not a trip to the pumpkin patch without visiting our donkey friend. Riley really enjoyed the donkey this year, since her favorite movie right now is Shrek.

Riley - post pumpkin patch. I'm pretty sure Tucker looked the same, but he's harder to get a picture of in the car.

See you next year Stony Creek!

Best Buds

Riley is such a good big sis. She loves to play with Tucks (as she calls him).

Here she is reading to him.

My favorite part of cold nights - fuzzy pj's. Riley calls them her cute jammies.

Updated Colts picture

This is Tucker after the Colts win on Sunday. There is a big difference. Riley pretty much stays the same, but Tucker needs them to win!

A Wonderful Visit

The Hall family came to stay the weekend with us. We loved having them visit. The kids were so cute together.

Aunt Gigi came bearing gifts. She brought Elefun. Riley loves it! Landon and Riley laughed hysterically while playing with it. Great pick Jennifer!

Here's Tommy getting some love. I'm sure they're watching Sportscenter.

Tucker loved getting to know his Aunt Gigi.

Here are some action shots of the kids playing Wii. This is after a long day at Monkey Joe's too, but they went with the men so of course there were no pictures taken.

Riley loved Jennifer's jewelry.

This was the kids before bed watching a movie and winding down.

Thanks for coming guys! We can't wait to do it again!