NYE 2013

Merry Christmas!

(A Christmas Post from Daddy!)

Christmas in the Gallagher Household is our favorite time of year! Our family just celebrated our 2nd Christmas with our son. He was truly the greatest gift of the holiday for his Mom and I. Experiencing this time of year through a child's eyes gives it a different meaning.

He was not quite sure of everything that was happening. The month leading up to Christmas began with us telling Nolan that the tree was "Hot" so he would not rip all the bulbs off the tree. I would still catch him staring at it in wonder from time to time.

 

Santa brought him a "Choo Choo," a Home Depot work bench, a mini car for him to drive around the house (which he crashed into the Christmas tree the other day,) and too many other things to count. Noli was a good boy this year.

 

Michelle and I look at each other each and every day and say we cannot believe how lucky we are. Nolan is the best son we could ever ask for. We cannot wait until next year when we will get to experience the holiday again...through Noli's eyes.

'Ol Blue Eyes

In honor of Franky's Birthday......
(Francis Albert Sinatra - 12/12)

 

Love those Baby Blues : )


Happy Wednesday !!! We're half way there......
Hard to believe Christmas is in 13 days !!! Check out my morning with Santa's Little Helper... Can you say ORNERY ?!?

 

 

 

Breakfast with Santa!

Saturday we got to have Breakfast with Santa at BRAVO! It started off great! Nolan & Santa were best Buddies....

 

Then came time to sit on the Big Guy's Lap......

 

 

HA - Maybe next year!

 

 

 

Breakfast was awesome. We started off with fresh blueberry muffins and croissants, followed by yogurt parfaits. Nolan was quite the fan. I had an open faced turkey and avacado omelet served with fresh fruit and red skinned baby potatoes. I shared my pineapple with Noli ; )

 

 

 

 

Baby Mozart

Last night Nolan made his way over to our neighbors. I think Charlie Brown's Christmas sparked an interest. So here hear, you have it......

Our very own Baby Mozart !!!!

 

 

 

Fa la la la la... la la la la

"The best way to spread christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear."

 

 

 

Bad Blogger

I did not blog one time the whole month of November......... Bad Blogger. I kept meaning to update everyone on Nolan's accomplishments & share sweet stories about him, but never got to it. I will do much better in December. Speaking of December, we've had fun decorating the house and getting in the Christmas Spirit. We went to see the WildLights at the Columbus Zoo Friday Night. Unusually warm weather for December so it was perfect. We packed the running stroller with blankets and on our way we went. We heard, "Oohhh LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK", apporox 125,622 times as he pointed to every light, decoration & Zoo Visitor that evening !!! We giggled every time too. His little tiny voice is so sweet. It is a combination of "Loooooooooook", "Ooohhh  Looooooook", or "Whoooooaa Looooooooook".

Saturday evening we went out to celebrate Nick's Birthday so Nolan got to hang with Sam. They played "lox" AKA blocks all night. Another new favorite of Nolan's. He will build tower after tower after tower. Though I am not allowed to help build, he does want my participation in the  block color game. He holds up every block and you have to share it's color. His favorites: "Lello" & "Porpil". He's getting pretty good ; )

Since we've finished the basement (pics to follow) he's been loving his playroom. The twin boys 2 doors down came to play the other night. I had to laugh because Nolan acted really proud and excited to show off his own space. The 3 boys played for quite awhile in his playroom.

It's hard to believe that we'll be celebrating Nolan's 2nd Christmas this year. He loves the lights & tree, and will sure be fun to watch open presents, but I think next year will really be "the year".

(my favorite ornament from Baby's 1st Christmas)

 

We have a busy month in front of us, but I look forward to sharing pictures and laughs of our fun filled Holiday Month : ) Nothing like seeing Christmas through the eyes of a child!

 

Cheers,

Michelle