Christmas Tree Photos - 2015

Our annual Christmas tree photos and the first year for Aiden!
It is not lost on me how absolutely precious these photos are (because time moves SO fast) and how absolutely precious these ages are at Christmas time. It was a great holiday season for us and one that I will always cherish, especially as these little buggers keep growing (which they seem to continue doing even though I don't want them to... weird how that happens!). :)

Kennedy - almost 7
Mara - 4 1/2
Aiden - 6 months old 

Work Christmas Party 2015

We always enjoy Sean's work Christmas party and this year was no exception.

 Greg and Martha and grandma went all out and planned a really fun night/day for everyone.

We began the festivities with a great dinner at Capital Grill in Seattle. 

Next came a tour of the Starbucks Rotisserie and an overnight stay at a hotel in Seattle! 

The next day we did a little shopping, had lunch and then met back up with our group to see the Sound of Music play. We had a great time celebrating a great year for the company! 

Sean is so fortunate to work with such amazing people! 

When Friends Are Family.

We had a fun night out in Seattle mid-December with Heidi and Brian celebrating her 34th birthday!

We went to a great Italian restaurant and then to a nearby bar for an after-dinner drink.

It was a fun night and a much needed distraction for my dear friend who has endured a deeply sad year. In the midst of sadness though, beautiful moments always seem to show themselves and as I look at this photo now, that rings true. Friends who are really family ... it's a little sweet spot in life. 

Aiden | Six Months Old

I am always amazed at how quickly the first year with a baby goes by and this time is no different. Already half of a year down with this little man. It's crazy how six months of pregnancy feels like for-EVER but six months with a baby is just a blink. So I am making an effort to document his monthly details and photos so I remember to put them in our yearly blog photo album.

Aiden has turned into our smiley, squeely, squeaky, rolly-polly little man!
A few facts about our boy:

- Weighed 15.7 lbs at his six month check up (15th percentile for weight and 50th for height).
- Has lightly started eating some solid foods (basically when his mom isn't lazy about it!).
- Drinks 6-7 oz bottles about every 3 hours
- Solid bedtime of 7 pm ... waking 1-2 times for a bottle in the night. Probably need to start some sleep-training and get him more solidly on solids!
- Adores and loves his big sisters - nobody makes him laugh like they do.
- Adored and loved by his big sisters - nobody makes them smile like he does.
- Rolling all over the place and sitting with assistance
- Great fine motor skills and head control (he is officially "hipable").
- Super happy little guy and no signs of stranger anxiety yet

Here are some of our favorite six month photos!

Monday Night Football.

Sean's dad has season tickets to the Seahawks so we are fortunate to be able to go to a handful of games each season. In early October, Sean and Harv were gone on their hunting trip so Amy and I were able to snag the tickets and we each brought a friend to the game. She brought her friend Camille and I brought Heidi. We had so much fun - during and AFTER the game! :)

At halftime, Heidi and I met up with two of our favorite college buddies!

It's like no time has passed when we all get together. Love these guys! 

And here are a few other photos I snapped over the course of the 2015 football season!