We've been elfed!!!!

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Christmas Photos

Just got the pictures back that were taken at Zachary's school. They are really cute. Unfortunately, Madeline's head was cut off in the one of the two of them so we will be heading to Target to get those taken over. Enjoy! (what beautiful babies we have!!!)

mmm...cereal!

Quietly observing big brother eat lunch

MMMM...now thats what I call lunch!!

Ok, enough...this eating stuff it hard!!

Madeline sat and watched Zachary eat his lunch the other day. She was so intrigued with every little bite he took that I gave her some rice cereal from a spoon (for the first time!!!). She loved it!!

Check me out!

We borrowed a "bumbo" from Steph and Damian to put Madeline in. She absolutely loves it!!! Gives her a whole new sense of freedom!

Happy Holiday's

From our family to yours we wish you a happy happy holiday season!!!

Love,

Dave, Alexis, Zachary and Madeline

Goofing around

Huh? What am I doing in here???Aren't we cute?




It was soooo cold today that we didn't go outside..not once!!! Instead we goofed off in the house and had a great time!!!

Visit from Grandmommy and Granddaddy

Zachary helping with the gingerbread houseFinished product
Grandaddy reading to the kids

While Daddy was in Conn., Grandmommy and Granddaddy came to visit. We had so much fun! We put together a Gingerbread house, listened to Christmas music and it even SNOWED!!!! Here are some pictures of our visit

Such good kids!

There is no question how much Maddie loves her big brother. She loves to watch him run around and it seems that whenever he is in the room, she is very calm. He even gets smiles with little to no work involved. (If only mommy and daddy could be so lucky ;) ) And we are so happy to say that Zach has really taken to his baby sister. He is always very worried about her when she cries and he makes sure we know when something isn't right with her. We don't mean to brag (and of course we are bias) but we have really great kids!!! :)

Another comparison

The fact that my children look SOOO much alike is a little spooky sometimes. Here they both are at 12 weeks.

Thumb Sucker!

Welp, folks, it looks like we've got a thumb sucker! Maybe this is why our 12 week old is sleeping so well! All you thumb suckers out there, enjoy!

Happy Girl, Sad Girl

Just like that!!! Madeline is 12 weeks old now and smiling and cooing a bunch! Although she has the most adorable smile, she makes you work for it and if you ask for too much, she puckers out that lip! We love her so!!!

Hanging Out

We are so happy that the weather has finally decided to cool down a bit and we get to start wearing all of our fun fall clothes. Madeline loves her "hoodies" and after a few days of "seasonal clothes change" issues, Zachary is finally enjoying all of his new clothes too!

God Bless Madeline Suzanne

Our baby girl was officially welcomed into the church today. She was baptized at St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church in Hollywood, MD. Her Godparents are her Aunt Barb and Cousin Gregory. She looked so beautiful and her day was so special. She was celebrated by many friends and family! God Bless our little Madeline

Madeline 10 weeks

Baby girl Maddie is 10 weeks old this week and doing well. She's a little under the weather with a double ear infection but in good spirits. After numerous trips to the Dr. this week, she is finally on antibiotics and well on the mend. We've got to get her all better for her baptizm this weekend!

Happy Halloween

Check out our little goblins dressed up for Halloween! Dragon Zachary and Monkey Madeline made the rounds this evening while collecting candy and spooking the neighbors! We had so much fun. Zach was a little reluctant to get his costume on but once he realized that was his ticket to get him loads of chocolate, he went along with no problem! Carl, Jess and Little Carl came along as well as Clair and John! We had a really fun time!

Madeline 9 weeks

We can't believe our baby girl is already 9 weeks old! She had her 2 month check-up today. She is weighing in at 12 pounds and 24 inches tall. Her Dr. says Madeline is doing great! We sure think so...and she is so darn cute!!!!

Engel Family

Pumpkin Patch

We spent some time yesterday afternoon at the pumpkin patch with Zachary and Madeline. It was so much fun. Zachary led us through the corn maze and rang the bell when we finished. We went on a hayride, talked to the goats, horse and roosters and we even picked out our very own pumpkins!

Marshall and Darcy's wedding

Mr & Mrs. Marshall Staples






Marhsall, Angie, Me and Michael (the cousins)



Uncle Wayne, Grandmom and Dad





We had the pleasure of attending my cousin Marshall's wedding on Oct 20th. The weather was so beautiful for the outside ceremony and it was nice to introduce Madeline to my Dad's side of the family. Zachary had a good time, too!

Madeline 8 weeks

Look how big I am getting!!!! I love my baths!

Big Brother, Little Sister

photographer in the making

It was very cute today when Zachary realized how the camera worked. He was so intrigued that I let him take a few...here are the results! Not bad for his first time!