Family Pictures 2014

We met with Jamie to take some new family pics on my birthday in late November. It happened to be a fairly nice day, just windy. 

Griffin was a wild man and ran around...
Cooper had the most serious 30 minutes of his life and didn't offer to smile once.....
Duke was annoyed and like every picture session we have, tried to be as uncooperative as possible.....I think he intentionally does not look at the camera, but God bless Jamie because she tries so hard to get everyone looking. 

Videos galore!

A little taste of our life.

Coming to an art gallery near you.....

Griffin loves to draw/paint/color and use crayons/markers/playdough/etc. One night last week, he sat at the kitchen table and asked me to help him draw Santa. I was a terrible mom and denied him the attention he was asking for, too busy doing whatever I was working on at the time. He specifically asked me to come over and help him draw the eyes. 

It turns out, he didn't need my help after all. Later in the night I found this drawing on the table.....

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I feel proud and a little creeped out, all at the same time.

Summary of December (pre-Christmas)

These first few weeks of December have been very busy. Work has been hectic for Drew and I, and evenings feel so jam packed that before we know it, the clock says it's midnight! We are days away from Christmas and I still have several people left to buy for. 

I spent quite a bit of time at the beginning of the month getting ready for my company Christmas party. It is not a big, spectacular event but it is becoming more fun because the "younger generation" of employees are all having children and it's the only time we all get our families together. I was one of 8 employees that had a baby in the last 6 months. Here are 4 of us that night:

I'll admit, I don't think I'm taking near as many pictures or video of Cooper as a baby (compared to Griffin). I'm working on that. You can never go back and get more photos! And I have a terrible memory, so I need these. 

Here's a hodge podge from the past couple weeks.

yes, that is a pirate eye patch

"creepy little baby" pose

must wear a cape on the back and the front