Christmas!

I can't believe 2010 ends this week and we will welcome 2011 on Saturday. Where has the time gone?! We had an amazing Christmas celebration this year.

Our celebrations began early December when we went to Disney World with Mimi, Teddy (Kriby), Grandma, Grandpa (LaForge), Aunts Kissa and Kasey to celebrate birthdays and go to Mickey's Christmas Party. William hit a milestone that weekend by not crying when he saw the characters! He couldn't get enough.

We continued our festivities on December 17th when Tommy's 2 weeks of vacation from work started. It's been so nice to have "dada" home! We went to an Orlando Magic Game, and took part in some local holiday festivals.

Christmas Eve was celebrated with the Schneider family, while Christmas Day and the day after was celebrated with the LaForges and the Kribys. Mama, Dada, and Will spent Christmas Eve and Christmas morning with Eddie at our new home in Lakewood Ranch. Will was spoiled with many gifts including 3 tricycles, a fish tank, a basketball net, an easel, Thomas trains, books, Cars figurines, and so much more!

We are so proud of Will this month and every month. In the past 3 months, he has exceled so much with his vocabulary. Will is able to name all of his family members, and repeats almost anything he hears. He has impressed us with his new skill of naming colors including "blue (boo), yellow (lo-lo), Pu-ple, black, brown, and rrrrrr (red). Mama and Dada love cuddle time in the morning with William as he can now climb out of his bed and runs right into our room to wake us up. Will has been going on the potty for a couple months, but nothing REAL consistent. He loves to get "Ma-mmms" when he goes (m&ms).

Again, I hope to keep up the blog better this year and will post more pictures soon.

Happy New Year!

2010 Wrap Up!

I can't believe that I've neglected this blog for so long! However, it is my 2011 goal to keep up with it more. In summary...

2010 has been a wonderful and blessed year. We cannot believe how much our lives have changed over the past year, but definitely for the good! Tom is enjoying his job at Universal and was promoted to Senior Analyst earlier in the year. We recently purchased our first home and Tom is enjoying being a home owner and finding new projects to do around the house.Jessica is incredibly fortunate to have been able to be a “stay at home mommy” for the past year and a half. This fall, she completed her first semester of school at USF to gain a Masters of Arts in Teaching.

Which brings us to Will- he is amazing! He started walking very early at around 9 ½ months in March, and has been “on the go” ever since. He turned one in June, and took two plane rides to visit friends in North Carolina in July, and Minnesota in the fall. Will’s first words were “Mama and Dada” (thankfully), soon followed by “car!” Over the past month, his vocabulary has grown tremendously with his favorite words being “moon, yellow, bus”, and his family members’ names.
We are constantly impressed with how inquisitive Will is, wanting to figure everything out. He loves playing with trains and cars, and doing anything outside. Will has become very sociable and loving, saying “hi” to everyone he passes and telling his favorite people “I love you.”
And Eddie? He is the best “big brother” to Will. He even puts up with Will pulling his ears, mouth, and using him as a step stool.We hope that you and your family have had a wonderful year and wish you an even better 2011. Thank you for keeping up with us!