January has come and is almost gone. How did time go by so quickly? We filled our January with lots of fun adventures. We ended December on a low note with both of the kids sick resulting in 2 visits to the doctor one day after the other. Maxwell had a ear infection and also an infection in his throat. Lucy also had an ear infection, so we pumped them with lots of antibiotics but it still resulted in some long days.

Maxwell wouldn't settle down for his nap and so I brought him out to try and wear him out a little more. I left the room for a minute and came back to find this.

We celebrated New Year's by staying up until midnight and then we headed to Monkey Joe's, our new favorite place to play. It is a huge room filled with a bunch of air-bounces.

This is Maxwell at Monkey Joe's, he mostly just watched. This picture perfectly captures the smile he gives everyone, showing off all his teeth.

January also has finally brought us SNOW in Pennsylvania. We have waited so long to see this beautiful, white stuff. I can't tell you who was more excited about the snow, Lucy or Chad. These are pictures from the first snowfall. There have been more since, and it is snowing right now.

Throwing the snow in the air because we are so excited.

Snow Angels.

This month we also went to the PA farm show to see animals, take in the smells and eat delicious food. Chad went on a scout camp out in the snow and tried to stay warm. Maxwell turned 10 months old and is hanging onto 80% for height and officially cracked 20 lbs.

We love January!

A Pennsylvania Christmas

Here are some highlights from our Christmas adventures. The kids were well spoiled and sugared up.

Making sugar cookies. Lucy is showing you where most of the icing and toppings went...in her mouth.

Learning about the Nativity story

Christmas Eve Pajamas.

Putting out cookies for Santa. She was actually quite opinionated about what treats Santa would like to eat.

Christmas morning...Where did the cookies go?

This is where all of Maxwell's presents ended up.

Lucy delivered with her excitement for the MANY gifts she got.