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!