Christmas Festivities | Part 4 | 2014

the coolest 2 year old i know (feeling a little under the weather)

brown paper + hand stamped

Amos' footprint | 3 weeks old

Solomon's footprint | 3 weeks old 

stealing snuggles from my sick (& sleepy) boy 

wise men soul train 

Christmas festivities | Part 3 | 2014

snuggled in watching Polar Express 

Papa & Moose chatting with Susan 

Papa & Mimi + their grand babies

daddy & Solly Sol

Gabe being documented while documenting

Mikey & Grandmother discussing important life things (more to come...)

Sweet smiles for Mimi

delicious pumpkin cake from Buttercream Bakehouse 

Christmast festivities | Part 2 | 2014

Christmas with mom & the Richards crew 

mom & Solomon 

Haley & Solomon 

my (biggest) boy & me <3 nbsp="" p="">

all of the grand-girls

Sly & Amos checkin' our their new tool sets 

sleepover shenanigans

1st annual friend Christmas sleepover

The weekend before Christmas included a very special 1st annual friend sleepover at Ben & Emily's house. We had 12 adults, 4.5 kiddos, and 1 puppy under 1 roof. We had handmade (or homemade?!) Photo Booth props (stole this idea), homemade pizza, cookies / sweets galore (good thing we all brought our stretchy pants), Cards Against Humanity (my new favorite game. ever.), late night chats about life & breaky together before church on Sunday. 

month three | solomon

Happy three months to you, my sweet Solomon! You're such a happy boy - you smile all the stinking' time and you're laughing some too. I frequently find myself jumpin' around actin like a crazy woman trying to get a laugh from you. On the flip side, you have the cutest cry-face I've ever seen...your sweet bottom lip pokes out and it secretly makes my heart smile a little. You're still sleeping like a rockstar. Thank you, sweet child. And, you're growing like a daggum weed, which is always bittersweet. We've packed up your newborn & 0-3 month sized clothes  and have moved on to bigger and better things. (: I can't wait to see what you weigh and how long you are at your next check up. You added North Carolina to your "state list" in November when we spent the weekend after Thanksgiving in Highlands with Mimi, Papa, DP, Mere & Melbug. People ask how you're similar to / different from Amos at this age ... I tell them that you're just you..my sweet Solomon. Amos is still loving being your big brother - he kisses you and tells you, "It's OK, Solly Sol" whenever you cry. You're going to be the very best of friends! 

Christmas Festivities | Part 1 | 2014

We started our Christmas celebrations this year with the Williams gathering (Mike's mom's side). We enjoyed catching up over brunch, opening gifts from Gram and a little game of dirty Santa. 'Most & Papa had a quick sit in the hot tub before ending the day with a nap ... those two (: 

Christmas Cheer

Solomon all bundled up & ready to go

Mikey fluffing the tree 

...and hanging "ormanents" with care

one of my very favorites - from Crave Studio

all snuggled in

4 stockings for 2014

one of the most special i own 

|2013|

tree hunting

On our way home from Highlands we stopped at a Christmas tree farm .. Mikey and I decided to go back to Elves Tree Farm (not too far from our house) where we found our Carolina Sapphire Cypress last year in hopes of finding another. But, the rest of the Martins didn't walk away empty handed! Melbug and Mimi & Papa came home with their perfect trees!  And, Amos loved walking up and down the "he-uls" and weaving in and out of the rows of trees. 

Highlands, NC

After Thanksgiving the Martin / Johnsen crew loaded up and headed to Highlands, NC for a long weekend of relaxing, eating good food, watching the Clemson V Carolina game, shopping and catching up. Mimi & Papa, this is always one of our favorite trips...thank you so much for this weekend!

mikey & mimi 

me & my two little turkeys 

sleepy moose

sleepy daddy-o & solly sol (he doesn't sleep in the bed with us..he just took my place after I woke up!)

coffee for days...

breakfast 

amos and his "very best friend" drinking OJ from a spoon

vintage ornaments adorned the tree at the Highlands Inn