Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah!

Happy Holiday's! I hope every one's holidays were as wonderful as ours. Nick & I were so fortunate to have all of our parents and siblings in town to celebrate. We also had the bonus of my grandparents visiting! We missed the Bry's & Shafer's as they celebrated in Texas this year.

The celebration started on the 23rd with Hanukkah at my parents house. Dylan liked the candles on the menorah. He is very into lights now! Then on Christmas Eve we went to Nick's grandmother, Jama's house for tamales. This is one of my favorite Kerns' traditions. :) Nick & I hosted Christmas morning. It's a good thing we have no furniture in the loving room & and an extra dining room table. Everyone came over and the number of presents was overwhelming! We had a wonderful time opening gifts then a yummy breakfast that everyone helped prepare. Then it was off to Nick's Mom's for lunch/early dinner with her family then to my parents for an evening Christmas dinner. By the end of the day we were so full, I think I put all 18lbs of my pregnancy weight back on!

The 3rd night of Hanukkah

On the way to Jama's for tamales & the Rosary on Christmas Eve! WOW! Christmas morning...

Benito stayed with Nick or I all morning. I think he was overwhelmed with all of the people. Bob decided to stay in bed all morning.

My cousin Jeff made this! Can you believe it!!!!
A little Rock Band practice

Dylan loves his new mirror!

Tis the Season

The holiday's are officially here. We have decorated our house, trimmed our tree and wrapped presents! Everything seems to be a bit more exciting this year with Dylan.

Today, Jackie & her daughter Gianna drove all the way from Valley Ford to visit us! Julie came over and we had such a wonderful afternoon. The babies behaved very well and even allowed us to take a few pictures.

Baby Swap!

All Smiles

Dylan is starting to interact with his surroundings. He loves to chat with anyone who will listen. He is also started to reach for things. It's so fun to watch him swat at his toys hanging from his activity mat.

Listen to me!

Almost...

Got it!

We also did some more work in Dylan's room. My Dad made some FABULOUS custom shelves for the wall. They fit perfectly with the theme!

Santa!

I took Dylan to the mall today to meet Santa! He did great! I think he is too young to be afraid or appreciate him, but he cooperated and took a really cute picture.

Dylan spends a lot of time these days on his activity mat. He loves to stretch out, kick his legs, punch his arms and "talk" to the animals hanging above him. It is so adorable!!! He smiles so much now but seems to stop when the camera snaps. This was the best I've been able to capture his beautiful smile so far.

Bob also likes the activity mat. Dylan is learning to share early in life.

2 Month Appointment

We had Dylan's 2 month appointment today and the doctor gave him an A+! He now weighs 9 lbs 3oz and is 22 inches long! I can't believe how big our baby has grown. He is in the 25th percentile for weight and 50th for height. Not sure where the tall and thin gene came from...

He also had his 2 month shots today. He did pretty well. He only screamed once then just made horrible faces after that. He has been a little fussy since the shots but is very happy curled up in the Moby.