Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone!! I can't believe how fast 2017 went.  It is so crazy to me that on New Years Day last year we started the year finding out that we were having little Caleb and now here is here and 3.5 months old! Time goes so fast, so we try not to blink too much and miss anything (taking tons of pictures helps too!).  Some highlights of the year include: my trip to Spain, Ben's trip to the Boundary Waters, lots of backyard camp outs with Daddy, camping with our family at Hocking Hills, crafting a lot with mommy and the best..... Welcoming our happy and healthy Caleb into this world :)  2017 was very good to us, so here's to a better 2018 and hoping it has lots of adventures for us all!

<3 them!!

Watching an early countdown on Netflix to celebrate the new year before bed! 

Blowing horns!

We went to see Light Up Middletown on it's last night.  Its a drive thru Christmas light display.

Mommy and Daddy date night - take out pizza and some bubbly when the kids are in bed!

Merry Christmas

Christmas 2017 sure did not disappoint.  We had lots of time with our families and the boys have been having a blast.

Family Picture by our tree on Christmas Eve

Hale Family group shot.

Christmas Ninjas

buddies for life - Lucas and Josh

Christmas Morning! Santa came :)

Adam got a shovel!

boys with their stockings

Time for 1 present from Mommy and Daddy

Drum set for Adam!!

Lucas' turn

Duplo blocks!

The three sweetest boys in the Christmas jammies!

Church picture

My Aunt Terrie got to meet Caleb

Quinn read lots of stories to Lucas ..... he was in heaven

Santa Hats!

 My grandma's grand kids and great grand kids

 My grandma Clark and the boys

She got to meet Caleb too!

Fun Times

When Auntie K came home from her vacation in California she came over and spent some time with a couple of her favorite guys!

 Of course cookies were made :)

 New recipe

 <3

 In the past 2-3 weeks Lucas has went from extreme scribbling to real drawing.  It is so cool to watch him do it.  He really thinks through what he wants to draw and puts tons of detail into his work.  Ben and I haven't even showed him how to do it (we tried like 6 months ago and he wanted nothing to do with it).  We are so proud of our big guy!

His happy stegosaurus!

Thanks to Auntie K, we were able to sneak away to celebrate my friend Christine's and my birthday.  We went to Grainworks Brewery in West Chester.  Yummy!

 Birthday girls :)

 Treats for the neighbors. Christmas tree brownies!

With the best 4 guys on my birthday :)

Baptism Day Celebrations!

Sarah and Adam both have the same Baptism Day (Dec 6th) so we love celebrating them together.  This year we went to the Matthew 25 Ministries Christmas party! It was a blast.  It was soooooo huge with tons to do. 

Lucas loves Cinderella now that he went to the play :)

Sending off a letter to Santa

Face painting

cutest little reindeer!

Adam got a Christmas Tree on his arm

cousin time

Sarah and God Father picture!

All 3 did a great job with Santa!!