Little Moments

Last night before dinner, Andrew snuggled in close so we could read/watch a Pooh book on the iPad. I quickly realized that there was some rhythmic breathing going on... and yes... the little guy had fallen asleep. (Not too big of a surprise since he had no nap that day).  Oh, how I love these little moments!

P.S. Yep, that's me at 8 months preggo. I'll have to get a side shot taken soon to document.

Exciting Sledding in Webster Park

Who says you can't have some fun when you're 8 months pregnant?? There was a small-ish hill in the park, I had no intentions of sledding... but Morgan convinced me otherwise. Glad I did it! Love me some sledding.

Snow Day in Maine

 We enjoyed a great White Christmas here in Maine. We all were excited to get out and play in the snow the next day. Here are some photos from the last two days.... Enjoy!

A few more exciting photos to follow.... check back tomorrow!

Christmas #3 - Maine

Highlights:
- Christmas Eve fun with my mother-in-law's family. It's always so nice to catch up!
- Santa Claus cake from The Cake Boss! Yep, straight from Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken, NJ. It was totally worth all the hype too! (Thanks to Aunt Kelly picking it up on her way north!)
- Aunt Kelly's cute Olive Penguins. Seriously, how fun are those?
- One excited little boy on Christmas Eve! He loved all the attention he got :-)
- Andrew coming downstairs Christmas morning to open up a few gifts before Church.
- Andrew totally getting into opening gifts, I'm loving it!
- Getting back into our PJ's after church, enjoying the falling snow, fire in the wood stove, and most importantly... Celebrating Christ's birth!!

Christmas #2 - Alpharetta

Highlights:
- Spending time with my family before we left for Maine.
- Morgan officially becoming an Academic with the new addition of his Leather Patch Blazer.
- Emily opening up gifts for Little Miss Nora (lots of PINK! I love it!)
- Andrew getting a wooden train set. I see lots of hours spent on that toy!

Christmas #1 - Athens

The Stinson fam was spoiled this year! We had three Christmas celebrations! One as our small family at home in Athens, next in Alpharetta my parents, and third in snowy Maine with Morgan's family! We must have been really good this year. 

Highlights this year... 

- Andrew totally getting into all the Christmas Movies. Frosty the Snowman and Charlie Brown Christmas were at the top of the list. 

- Making gingerbread men to leave for Santa (Andrew wanted them so bad!) 

- Biggest highlight - Andrew TOTALLY getting into opening presents!

2011 Christmas Card

Here's a copy of our Christmas card. We hope that it finds you well!

Quick Stinson Family Update:

Morgan Still in school! He’s staying very busy while he’s pursuing his PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy. He’s been teaching some classes at UGA and has really enjoyed that. (This makes me happy… since that’s what he wants to do after he’s done with school!) He’s also staying very busy with research and all that goes with that. Morgan had a major accomplishment this fall…. He became a member of the 13.1 club! He finished his first half marathon and is now training for a full marathon. I definitely think the running bug has bitten him.

Emily Currently 7 months pregnant with a little girl! We’re so excited for late February to come! I’m busy getting things ready to have a newborn in the home again. It’s amazing all the things you forget! I love being at home with Andrew and feel very blessed to be able to do so. I also participated in two craft shows this year with a friend, and had a fun time doing that. (www.elmwoodave.etsy.com). This year I’ve started to dabble in photography (thanks to the fancy camera I got last year). It’s a fun learning curve to be on. I’ve also been serving in the Primary Organization at church. I love working with kids and feeling their sweet spirits every Sunday.

Andrew He’s still our sweet boy. He turned three this past October and we honestly can’t believe that he’s going to be a Sunbeam at church next year (should be interesting to see how he deals with having me in Primary too!) Andrew has made leaps and bounds this year with his Speech. He’s been attending Speech Therapy – and it has helped SO much. We feel so blessed for the things he’s been able to learn. He’s still very much in love with Mickey and especially Minnie Mouse. Whenever you see him, you’ll see one of those two tucked under his arm. We are also so excited to have him become a big brother. I know that he’s going to be a great helper.

We hope that everything is going well with you! We also want to make sure you remember that we keep a family blog @ www.morganandemily.blogspot.com. We will be keeping that updated, especially as we add a sweet little lady to our family.  We hope that you have a VERY Merry Christmas as we reflect on the Birth of Christ. May we keep Him in the forefront of our minds during this season.

Merry Christmas! Love, Andrew

View from last night.

Every night before I head to bed I check on Andrew. I cannot fall asleep until I've done this. Andrew has always been in his bed, so I simply cover him up and make sure any books are out of his way. Last night I got quite the surprise when I walked into his room... Little man had rocked himself to sleep!!

He had the essentials... small pillow, blanket, and his trio (Bananas, Mickey, and Minnie)

What a sweetie.

Visit with Santa.

My mom and I took Andrew up to go see Santa again this year. We go to a place that's never busy (no lines!) I was really hoping that this year would go as well as the years past... but that wasn't the case. Poor Santa had a very scared little boy on his hands. He was a SUPER nice and gentle Santa, but Andrew was totally freaked out, hence why I'm in the pictures.

Funny Boy Andrew

Andrew is silly. He loves it when I pull out my camera, especially when I'm using the flash. He gives me the cheesiest grins when I have the flash going. Here are a few I snapped the other night. (boy, am I crazy about him!)