Soccer Season

So it's begun! We are getting into the swing of soccer season and I'm enjoying being in the stands again and watching Tyler coach! It's a little different this time around with James! I'm not doing a lot of sitting but thats okay!

James loves to be out on the soccer field and has a blast kicking the ball around. You have to check out this video of his dribbling skills!

Tyler is coaching the Women's Varsity team at Montgomery Catholic and has a great group of girls. Of course James is a favorite among them all and gets lots of attention whenever he is around!

We look forward to an exciting season!

Christmas 2015

The start of our celebrations with the Rossers

We had a wonderful Christmas season! It feels like so long ago and yet not...but we have tons of pictures to share and can't wait to relive all our memories!

We really enjoyed Advent. Both Tyler and I feel like we embraced the liturgical season and it was exciting to prepare for Christmas. We started celebrating Christmas here in Montgomery, went to Lincoln for a week and a half, and then came back home for more celebrations!

Always fun times!

It was truly a joy to watch James enjoy all the Christmas decorations and little celebrations we did this year. Without a doubt his favorite part of Christmas were the lights.

No matter where were were, at home, in a store, at Church, whenever he saw lights he'd make a happy noise and point to the lights. It was a tradition at the Rosser's to go around with grand mommy and daddy to turn on all the outside Christmas lights at the house. That tradition followed us to my parents in Lincoln when in the morning James would go to turn on the Christmas tree every morning.

Finding the lights at the parish school

We spent most of our time in Lincoln inside with pajamas on and a fire going in the fireplace! Thankfully James slept till around 7am every morning and we really enjoyed the slower mornings! We had a white Christmas in Lincoln! James enjoyed his first time playing in snow.

Because of the lights, James was fascinated with the Christmas tree. He did okay not pulling too many ornaments off the tree! I enjoyed decorating the tree with dad and remembering all our family memories together!

On Christmas morning we had mom's delicious cinnamon rolls for breakfast, one of my favorite Christmas traditions. James thoroughly enjoyed it too!

James got a little more interested in opening presents as he found out cool things were inside. He was most excited about his new toothbrush from his stocking.

Then we got dressed and ready for Mass. Thanks to God's grace we had such a pleasant, peaceful, and quiet Mass. James was content to sit with us in the pew for the whole time! That doesn't happen much these days!

At the end of our time in Lincoln we had some special visitors, Dan and Lisa, Whitney and her dog Winston. We really enjoyed our short visit with them!

Sharing a snack with Whitney

Enjoying some family time 

Last breakfast with grandpa before leaving for the airport

We were sad to say our goodbyes but look forward to the next time we get to come back! And to wrap up our Christmas adventures, we came back home to celebrate New Year's with the Rossers. We were joined by Chris and Miyoung, Chris' girlfriend who was visiting him from Korea.

Chris set up James' tricycle and that was a new favorite toy.

Learning to ride, his feet don't quite reach the pedals yet!

We are so thankful for family!

18 months

I feel like we have reached a milestone...18 months. A year and a half. This is a big deal!

We are enjoying watching him discover new things every day and continue to explore his world. 

Watching the garbage truck out the window

We've had fun times with friends and it's a joy to watch James interact with other children. We went to the Museum of Fine Arts the other week with a friend and her little girl who is only a few months younger than James. They had a good time together! 

Playing outside in the foundation at the Art Museum 

As we count down the months until baby John's arrival, we know our lives will never be like they are right now...and that's okay! As a mother I've come to learn that as soon as I get used to one thing, something changes and I get to let go of how it was and move on to the next adventure. I feel like we're living in a constant transition and it's teaching me surrender and trust in God's will. 

We love you James! Happy year and a half!