Weekend Morning

I took this picture a few weekends ago. Quite a nice relaxing morning!

Christmas in Vermont

After coming back from Christmas in Virginia, we had our Perine Christmas in Vermont. We had a great horse drawn sleigh ride, and enjoyed some good time with family and with the snow!

Cooper with his new skis.

Christmas in Vermont

Playing with Grampa

We finally got some snow

Isabel and Aunt Karen

Quality time with Grumma and Cousin Eva

Christmas in Virginia

We had a great time in Virginia this year for Christmas. We were able to go for a whole week which was great, and the kids were very good in the car so that always is a plus. The highlight of the trip was definitely the cousins getting together to play with each other. Cooper and Ryan had 3 sleepovers during the week which was nothing less than adorable!! Isabel unfortunately was a little under the weather and we ended up taking her to the Urgent Care Center the first morning we were there. They gave her antibiotics for her ears which seemed to do the trick, but she was pretty miserable the first two days. Not to mention the lack of sleep that Isabel, Mom and Dad got the first 3 nights. I have a new appreciation for my good sleepers!

Isabel's Big Steps

It has been very exciting the last week watching Isabel start walking. She was taking a few steps last week, as you can see in the first video. And today she has been all over the place. She can now easily stand up on her own and no longer needs us to set her up to walk. She is quite motivated and continues to do it more and more. She's a quick study. Check it out for yourself!
On a funny note, we have a penguin that sings "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" (you can see in the second video), and the first few times Cooper played it he thought that the last words were "Merry Breakfast"! So cute!

Sorry for the orientation of this next video. I keep forgetting that when you turn our camera to the side, the video comes out sideways. Hopefully you'll get the idea!

Thanksgiving and Gramps' Birthday!

What a Thanksgiving we had! We spent Wednesday and Thanksgiving morning with the Perines and Leggetts and got to spend some good time (though never enough) with cousins Eva and Alice, and all the aunts and uncles. We had turkey dinner with everyone in Vermont early afternoon, then got into the car and headed to Virginia! Thankfully, the kids were wonderful in the car and we made it down there in record time. We had a great time down there as we celebrated Gramps' 60th birthday on Friday night with the family, and then on Saturday night with a big surprise party for him with family and friends. As you can see, it was not only a 60th birthday party, but a "60's" theme party! It was a great time. Cooper especially liked playing with his cousins, Ryan and Jackson.

Introduction of the spoon

One day I figured I may as well try Isabel with a spoon. I can't remember when I did this first with Cooper (as I neglected to write anything down, and haven't learned my lesson the second time around). She did quite well for the first time. Here are a few clips.