Christmas in Maryland

We celebrated our last of our Christmas celebrations up in Maryland this past weekend with Andy's mom and step dad. It was a short, but great trip.

Here's Joe Joe playing with his new frog pull toy.

And here he is loving on his super soft new blanket!

And here the poor guy is being treated like a doll :)

And here's Samuel enjoying his new Mr. Potato head with Gran Rando! :)

While we were there, we went to a fire station that had a train display. It was wonderfully entertaining.


Joe was so mesmerized with the train set up.


For Christmas Samuel gave his grandparents a canvas so they could draw a masterpiece together. We're going to make it an annual tradition. I think if they had it their way, they would make it a monthly tradition :) They drew a firetruck. It was quite impressive.

The fire hats are still a hit around our house this week.

Well, the Christmas season is over, our tree is down and all the decorations are put away. It was a great several weeks. But, now we are tired and ready to relax for a bit. Next up, Daddy's birthday! Which is the 14th.

I asked Samuel what we should do for Daddy for his birthday, and he said "bake him a cake." I asked him what kind of cake, and he said, "an ice cream cake." So, if any of you know how to bake ice cream, Samuel would love to know. All I know is how to freeze an ice cream cake! Looks like I've got a lot to learn in the kitchen. :)