Christmas in Vermont

The Estee's spent Christmas with Jaime's family in Vermont. On Christmas Eve, all the Bouvier's gathered for the annual ornament exchange. Connor was able to see his same-age cousins, MacKenzie and Lauren, for the first time in a while. They played pretty well together, even if there were a few sharing issues. Someone got the Leap Frog Fridge Farm as a gift, and Connor just about pushed people over to get to it. Luckily, Grammy was at her house and was able to bring the one we brought with us, so it calmed things down a bit. It also kept Connor quite entertained as the adults participated in the Yankee Swap ornament exchange.

Christmas day was an adventure as Connor woke up with a very runny nose, and just seemed a bit agitated. My mom and I kept trying to determine whether he was teething or just getting a cold. Well, two days later we found a first year molar had popped through! I guess that answers that question! That being the case, Connor wasn't himself all day, and was very cuddly the whole week. He still had a great time with his new presents, though, and still managed to save room for a little Christmas dinner and dessert.

It was nice to spend a few extra days with the family this year, as usually we have to head back the day after Christmas so Joey can work. This year he had the whole week off, so we were happy to spend that time seeing everyone in Vermont. The time flew, though, and before we knew it, we had to say goodbye. We hope to see everyone again, soon!


Connor and Lauren playing during the Ornament Exchange.


Connor looks like he's being very sweet here; however, I believe he was trying to turn Lauren around to steal her pacifier (yes, even though he has one. I did mention sharing issues, right?)


My cousin's youngest daughter, Sarah, showing Connor how to get his groove on.


Notice how Connor is moving in on MacKenzie to get to the fridge farm. He actually looks like he's pushing her out of the way (and it was her toy!).


All dressed up and no place to go...


Joey had Connor laughing SO hard, so my dad just had to get a shot!


Mr. Man.


Mom and her boys.


Connor loved this dump truck that Grammy got for him. So much fun!

An Estee Family Christmas

Yesterday, the Estee's traveled to Tewksbury for the annual Estee Family Christmas. Mimi, Papa, Auntie Heather, Uncle Mark and Paige were all there for a nice dinner of ravioli, meatballs and sauce. It was very yummy! As usual, they spoiled Connor with lots of fun toys. He is one lucky kid! He didn't quite know what to make of the presents, and really just wanted to walk around (yes, that's ALL he's been doing lately. Very little crawling anymore!). Once he got a look at some of the toys, though, he quickly settled on mom's lap to have a look-see. He definitely likes all the lights and noise that came from ALL of his new toys (I heard the word "payback" a few times from Heather... could that be because we did the same thing with Paige a few years ago?).

Despite very snowy conditions on the South Shore, we were happy we made it to Tewksbury. We had a great time! Thanks, Mimi & Papa for hosting, and thanks to Auntie Heather for the yummy meatballs and sauce!

You can see the rest of the pictures from the day on the slideshow to the right!


Connor decided that small bites of ice cream on a spoon weren't enough. Why not just pick up the frozen ball of ice cream instead?


Mimi and Paige with Paige's new sticker book.


Playing hard. It's nice to have a partner in crime.


Connor's new driving toy. He loves it!


How true is this shirt? You've seen how many times Connor's taken off his clothes... I tell ya, that kid went from hating to be naked to loving it in about 3 seconds flat!

I LOVE this picture. At one point while opening gifts, Connor walked right up to me, stretched his arms out, and gave me a HUGE hug AND kiss! This rarely happens, so I'm pretty happy Heather got a picture of it!

More toys that make noise! Hey, that rhymes.

I had to put this picture in... this is what Connor does when he sees a camera. Yes, folks, this is his smile. How funny is that?!

A nice moment with Papa.

Grammy and Grampy's Visit

This past weekend, Grammy and Grampy decided to make a never-before-seen trip to Stoughton in December. I hate to think that it was only to see Connor, but I don't ever recall them making the trek down in December before when it was just Joey, Bailey and myself! Regardless, we had a wonderful time Christmas shopping and playing with Connor. We even woke up on Sunday morning to a small amount of snow, which made for a great Christmas card photo shoot. We can't wait to see Grammy and Grampy and ALL of the family in a few weeks for Christmas!


Connor was playing his Leap Frog learning game. He loves it!

I'll just snack on this rope while everyone takes my picture!

Connor loved being pulled in the sled.

Connor loves his Miss Spider...just in case we've never mentioned it before.

Grammy and Grampy bought Connor this little firetruck for his birthday, and Connor loves being pushed around on it (as you can see by the giant smile on his face!).

All Connor wants for Christmas is his two front teeth! Seriously... we're STILL waiting for his top teeth to show up!

A quiet cuddle moment with Grammy.