Mexico was great!

We got back from Mexico almost a week ago now. The Boys and one set of grandparents joined us for a week of sun in the Mayan Riviera. It was so nice to get away from the winter. We haven't been south in a couple years so it was great to spend time on the beach and be with Cam - he's been working a lot lately. It was so great to have Donna and Grant there - I had no idea how much work it was travelling with two young kiddies - lesson learned but thankfully not the hard way - everyone was good to travel with (besides me that is).

The weather was favourable the whole week and Charlie had a blast. Sam (being a red head) did not really agree with the sun - he got a burn the first day after about 10 minutes in the sun which was unintentional. He had a red face and blood shot eyes the whole week. He also turned 4 months old and hit a growth spurt - he was not the most fun to be sharing a room with - he actually spent most of the week in the bed with me and Cam so he wouldn't wake Charlie up at night!

We stayed on the resort for the most part but did venture into the gated community "town" of Puerto Aventuras. It was touristy but enough of an outing to get Charlie pumped! We saw Iguanas, dolphins, seal lions, manatees and a girl mannequin that kinda freaked him out - she was a little spooky!

I could go on and on about how great our trip was, but I'll let the pictures do the talking!

Cheers!
Alicia

New Year!

Well we survived Christmas and no one was sick! It was great! As I type this I am dealing with the tail end of the most wicked cold I have experienced in years - good times. Just trying to keep the boys healthy now.

Christmas was great. We thought Charlie would be a lot more aware of what was going on but he is still a little young for that. He left cookies for Santa (that he baked with mommy) and a carrot for Rudolph. He loved his sucker in his stocking in the morning (didn't wake up too early) and then enjoyed opening his gifts. He wanted to play with each gift so we definitely did not need to buy him as much as we did. He loved all his engines which is what he asked Santa for. He got tons of other great stuff from friends and family too. The holidays were spent with family and friends as always. Sam did a great job of hanging out and enjoying the scenary. Next Christmas will be a different story I'm sure.

Not a whole lot new here. We are gearing up for a family trip to Mexico in 11 sleeps. We are going to the Catalonia Yucatan in the Mayan Riviera and are all bouncing off the walls excited. Charlie keeps talking about seeing fish and "girls in bikinis" (thanks to Beth for that one). We are packing the bags now in anticipation and I'm checking my lists 18 times to make sure we don't forget anything important - don't want to deal with Charlie if we forget "ki-ki" - his prized blanket.

Sam is growing like a weed and he is the happiest baby I could imagine. He smiles and coos all day and loves being entertained by his brother even if it involves a little squeeze or bonk! He is pretty much sleeping through the night now - just waking up a couple times to eat. We have a pretty good routine going which is nice - I can actually plan to get out of the house and do groceries.

We bought a new camera just after Christmas and Cam has a new obsession now. I love that he is so into having great pictures of the boys and so far he has not disappointed. I'm excited to see what kind of pictures he can get in Mexico.

Here are some pictures from Christmas and some newer ones of the boys!

Enjoy!

It's the Holidays!

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We have been busy! The tree is up, lights are lit and we are all set for Christmas. Sam was baptised on Sunday December 14th. It went great and we were very blessed to have Auntie Ally and Uncle Scott be Godparents for Sam! Sam is growing like a weed. He's over 13 lbs now and 2.5 months old. He is a happy happy baby - always smiling and today he started giggling. He's truly a gem!

Charlie is excited about Christmas. Santa "has a white beard, says Ho Ho Ho" and will bring "more engines and dollies" for Christmas. We have the engines part covered - just trying to figure out what dollies to get! :) Not too much to report but wanted to share a lot of pictures of the boys! They are pretty cute if I do say so myself!

Merry Christmas to all!

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Looking like Christmas!!

"Santa comin' later" - Charlie's favourite new topic! He loved his birthday and is excited for when Santa comes to bring him more presents. When asked what he would like Santa to bring him the answer is always just "presents" - he'll take anything - what a good kid! :)

Sam is 7.5 weeks old as I write this - he is a pork chop now. We are doing great! He is sleeping through the night (as per the books) and eating like a champ - hence the pork chopness! Charlie is starting to get a little bit jealous but that is to be expected - he is not getting away with it so he is calming down a bit. It just means I get to give extra hugs and kisses to my big boy!

Cam is doing well. He started his new job today (within OPG). It was time for a change and hopefully he likes it! He was hunting for two weeks (off and on) and was able to get a couple of deer. Thankfully he is home now until next hunting season -not having him around for a couple days is a lot harder with two kids!

Here are some newer pictures of the boys! Enjoy!

Sam is a month old!

Wow - time is flying by. I know, I know - how cliche but it's true. Time seems to be going by so much faster with two kiddies. Charlie celebrated his second birthday (on multiple days) and Sam is now a month old. Charlie loves being a big brother (for now) and always asks to "hold it baby Sammy" and is always telling me when he needs his "soosie" (soother). I am sure things will change when Sam can play with his toys but for now - they are in love.

I am gearing up for Cam's hunting season which starts next week. He will be in and out of the house for a couple weeks. I am more comfortable with the boys now but it's still difficult to get everything coordinated sometimes.

Halloween is in a couple days and Charlie will be going trick-or-treating with his girlfriend Zofia. It will be fun - hopefully he will actually wear his costume. Updates to come!

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