Introduction to James, Elias, and Cora

Happy New Year!  2014 has been a busy year so far, but thing are going really well.  We started off 2014 with a traditional New Year's dinner of cornbread (gold), collard greens (dollars), black eyed peas (luck), and fried chicken (because it tastes good).  We also made special New Years cookies, basically a donut that the boys really enjoy.  It's a special tradition we all look forward to.  There has been a lot of snow here in Boston and some chilly days.  We try to be creative with ways to enjoy our inside time though. TV time - always fun! Why share when each kid can use a different tablet?!  Of course we don't always stay inside - we just have to bundle up warmly for outside time. The boys are all ready to go sledding!  Fun times. Playing with toys is fun too! Elias enjoys coloring too. Some days we can even play at the park.  Tobias started at MIT in early January.  He has been really bu...

Happy Birthday to our little Elias! Hard to believe he is now two years old. Happy Anniversary to Tobias and I - today is our 9th wedding anniversary as well.    Elias enjoyed his birthday cupcake! Tasty birthday cupcake cake! We celebrated a couple of days early while Grandpa Mel was still visiting. Elias' favorite food is pizza so we ordered in pizza for his birthday dinner.  We've enjoyed a wonderful month of December.  The boys really enjoyed the Advent season and were really excited for the arrival of Christmas.  Grandpa Mel flew in from California to celebrate Christmas with us and we all enjoyed a great visit. Elias and Tobias enjoyed helping each other open their Christmas present.  James didn't need any help opening up his presents! Elias' favorite present was a ukulele.  He loves music.  James asked for this special chair - complete with a book light, cup holder, and back massag...

In the words of a wise friend today, "What an incredible and precious gift.  God is so good!"  Happy 6th Birthday to our sweet little boy!  Tobias made pancakes and eggs for breakfast.  We put a candle in the birthday boy's pancake!  Fun times. The birthday presents - woohoo! Two different Lego sets!  While James opened, Eli was content to rip apart the open envelopes. Super fun cards too! And a special sweatshirt for the cold weather here! And perhaps the biggest hit was the Florida Gators sock monkey, named Saka.  He is currently watching a movie with us. Cambridge hosts a family literacy festival every year and it happened to fall on James' birthday.  Perfect family fun including face painting, free books, and a magic show. During the magic show Tobias was selected to participate up front - but he had to wear the Rastafarian hat!  James thought that was pretty cool.   ...