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Month: December 2015

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Sebastien could barely fit into the santa suit that Chloe wore during her first Christmas!

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Here’s Chloe playing with her new kitchen set…I think she likes it!

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Wishing all of our friends and family a happy and healthy holiday season! See you in 2016!

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December

December

With this crazy warm weather outside, you wouldn’t know it was December. And yet Christmas is less than two weeks away. The kids are back to their normal schedules after our trip to Hong Kong. Mommy is back to work and it’s crazy year end plus budget updates and dealing with crazy owners. But the look on their faces when I come home every day makes it all worth it. Sebastien is as talkative as ever. Lately he has taken to grabbing things in front of him and has perfected rolling from his back to his tummy. Can’t leave him alone anymore!

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Our little boy is ready for his new car seat. I think he likes it! And Miss Chloe needs a new coat. I know. This one is just too big on her! I already bought one, it’s on it’s way. But I love the hat (and she kept it on!). Remember, this is the hat from the video where she kept taking it off when she was a baby…

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My daughter, much like her mother, refuses to smile in pictures. It’s so frustrating because Sebastien always smiles for the camera, but not my stubborn daughter. That’s karma for you, I tell you. I asked for it, I know. This is the closest I got to a smile – this half side smirk. Sigh.

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And of course, the grandparents…

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And here are the kids playing together. Soon they’ll be running around the house!

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Seven Months

Seven Months

Happy seven months to our baby boy! Although he’s so big, I don’t really think of him as only seven months. No doctor’s appointment this month so no measurements. Next doctor’s appointment is at nine months but my arms estimate that he’s not quite 20 pounds yet but he’s getting there! He’s a big guy!

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Chloe’s First Haircut

Chloe’s First Haircut

My mom tells me that I had so little hair as a baby (much like Chloe), that my first haircut wasn’t until I was two years old. I guess the same holds true for Chloe as she got her first hair cut around 22 months – and she really didn’t need it – but we noticed she was scratching her neck a lot and so we figured it was because of her longer hair. I wasn’t exactly sure at first whether Chloe was going to let me cut her hair but she was pretty patient all things considered. I don’t think she liked the sound of the scissors cutting her hair or the feeling of her hair being cut as you can see she moves each time I cut so I’ve got to figure out way to cut her hair quickly and in as few cuts as possible. This was a first step though – it’s not nearly as crooked as I thought it would be!

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End of Fall Season

End of Fall Season

In an effort to get the kids over their jet lag, we went out for some day time walks over the weekend hoping that the daylight would help them fix their sleeping schedules. I thought the hard part would be traveling to Asia but actually I think the hardest part has been the kids’ jet lag since we got back! It’s uncharacteristically warm for November so we’ll enjoy it as long as we can.

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And what’s the best part of the fall season? Tromping through the leaves of course!

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