Another Weber Week

It has been a pretty good week at our house. The kids are really enjoying their new home and so are we. I must say that perhaps my favorite thing is having a garage. It is so easy to get the kids in and out of the car when I am not having to worry about Ellie running into the streeet or hiking up or down 3 flights of stairs.... it is heaven!!! Plus we don't have to deal with the cold or heat outside. It is fantastic!

The picture to the left is funny because I was taking a picture of them while Ellie was reading and then she realized I was taking a picture and leaned over for the pose.... she has learned to pose now. It is cute for the time being :). Anyways, that is why Daniel is laughing is because she leaned over for the pose.

This next picture is of Ellie playing in the yard. I try to take her out at least once a day so she can play around. We bought a ball and she enjoys fetching it (for now). Hopefully we will collect a few more outdoor toys for her to play with. We had some of her friends over last week and they all played in the backyard for about an hour and a half!! One of her friends was licking a puddle she found... Ellie didn't lick any puddles... thankfully!

We also went on a walk this week. Hopefully when Owen gets a little older to withstand the cold a little better we can go on them more often this winter. I imagine we will definitely take advantage of the neighborhood more in the Spring. There is a playground in the neighborhood but we didn't stay there long because I think we were interrupting a teenage makeout session.

This week Elise and I made a gingerbread house. I just bought a kit at HEB because it looked fun. Building a gingerbread house is a lot more difficult than I thought it would be! But, we managed. Sure our house started leaning quite a bit, but Ellie enjoyed putting on the candies. She has enjoyed eating the candies too!! The house is starting to look a little gross so I imagine we will trash it tonight when Ellie is sleeping.

Owen has been pretty good. Last night he woke up quite a bit, but I don't think he will keep doing that, I think he just has allergies or something that makes his nose stuffed up and makes it hard for him to breathe. At least Daniel and I are crossing our fingers because we really enjoy our sleep. He has been getting cuter everyday. He has really pretty eyes and holds his head up pretty well for a four week old. Plus, he is our kid, so you know he is pretty good looking! ahahha... just kidding... not really.

This last picture is really funny. We were trying to get a good picture of Elise and Owen together. So, we were trying to pose them together. We put Owen in Ellie's arms while she sat inside the boppy, but when we told her to smile, she went into "pose" mode and got all into it and poor Owen came rolling on down. That was the last one we tried of her holding him. Maybe in a few months...

Daniel is done with school for the semester. He will go back a couple times next week to do some research work, but for the most part he is done. Perhaps we will do a little more on organizing the house. We shall see. As for me, I managed to get Owen's announcements done and our Christmas letter written and ordered the picture I am putting in with the letter. So, I have been fairly productive. Hope everyone's week has been good!