Just a little cutie!

I took this picture of Reilly before Christmas. We had put her hair up in a ponytail and she was playing in the livingroom when I took it. Doesn't she look grown up??

Reilly goes to school

Reilly started pre-school on Tuesday at Toddler's Workshop. She had a great day and can't wait to go back. Here she is playing at the shape table with all her new friends after she gave Chris and I each a hug and ran off without a backwards glance. Her friend (and our neighbor) Ryan Marquez is in the green shirt with the numbers on it. Here she is with her teacher, Miss Kristin, and Braydon, another student.
I wandered around Webster at Old Navy and Target. I didn't want to get too far from her in case she needed me (which she didn't). It is a little sad sending my baby off to school already but she was a little bored at home with me. Quinlan has helped her learn her letters, shapes, numbers and colors already and was giving her "pre-school manners" advice the night before. I'm sure I'll grow used to the time alone quickly, but for now it is a little new and a little strange. But she loves it. We'll go back to FunNastics this Friday (which is not a school day) too.

Daddy's birthday

Chris celebrated his 44th birthday on January 4th with a lot of help blowing out the candles and eating the cake. Happy Birthday, Daddy.

Home again!

After yet another family party, this time the extended Reilly family, we drove home to Webster on Saturday night. As soon as we got home Quinlan checked to see if Santa had eaten the cookies we left out - he had - and then she noticed all the great presents he had left for the kids.

Max shows off his new "Cars" characters, Rusty and Dusty Rusteez

Reilly and her new Cinderella and horse

Quinlan opens her new Disney Sparkle Baby - Just what she asked for!

A purple (her favorite color) bike for Quinlan

and a pink Princess scooter for Reilly. Since it has been windy and cold she has practiced riding it in my kitchen so she'll be ready to go when the weather gets better...... like in August.

Grandma and Grandpa's

After breakfast at Susie & Barney's we went to Grandma & Grandpa Connor's house to open presents and have dinner with the Connor side of the family. Aunt Colleen and her dogs were in town (they are very fluffy, soft and excitable - the dogs, not Aunt Colleen). We had a great time and got a lot of great presents. Here is a picture of our greatest present of all! Reilly shows off the "pink" Musketeer - Corrine, a gift from Uncle Curt, Aunt Mary,

Mina, Will & Andee

Uncle Curt, Max, Daddy and Grandpa before the gift frenzy began.

Christmas at Susie and Barney's

We arrived at Susie & Barney's after mass and had dinner and an overnight (actually 2). Christmas morning we didn't get up at 5:00am like Jacob, Seth and Emily did. They watched a movie, we slept. After opening gifts the men cooked and served breakfast and Barney cleaned up (as usual). Thanks for the hospitality Croft family.

Matching nightgowns (or Nightengales as Reilly calls them) from Mima and Poppy

Checking out what is in the stockings Christmas morning.

Playing with Emily's old dollhouse on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Eve - 2009

Here are my little angels all ready for a trip to Corning on Christmas Eve. Max was none too happy to have to change his clothes but we were going to arrive in time for 6:00 mass so we needed to be ready to go. He did get happier, but it took a while.