Monday, December 29, 2008

Christmas in Nova Scotia!

Nana loving on Owen when we first arrived home- days earlier than expected:)- the night of their "Open House" that they hold every year- it was great to see everybody there!

Daddy and Oboe
Aunt Cheryl enjoying little Oboe
Emily and her new gloves that she wouldn't take off- so funny-
reminded me of a mime...or Michael Jackson.
Mommy and her sweet boy
Luke and the girls- Abigail and Emmy

Baby's First Christmas- he was really enjoying it all...:)
The burping master- when Owen needs a burp I hand him over to Grampa.
Giving Emmy her new baby doll- note the gloves...
Checking out the new cool book from Graeme and Jen- I was fascinated with it, too!
Graeme and the girls playing with their babies
Owen dreaming of a white Christmas
I LOVE this picture of Emily at my Nanny's on Xmas Day:)
PLaying with her new plush chair- she was loving it!
Nana O. enjoying Emily's excitement
over the chair:)
A Ride-On toy from Nanny
Awwwww- I was sooo glad Scott came home for Xmas (he didn't stay in McAdam for the Xmas eve service because of bad weather- and that meant he could come home and be with us!!:)
Us and the newest addition to Team Kohler
Scott, Owen and our friend Heather who had her baby around the same time- Maggie Lynn
Crissy and I at the Lake Echo Fellowship Baptist Christmas Eve Service
Crissy's son Adam and Emily who seemed to be trying to hold his hand....hmmm....
New Fam of Four
Xmas Eve Service
Ready Freddy for Church- so cute:)
Picking off the ornaments like apples...oh no...
Uncle Derek loves babies....
So does Uncle Nick...
Christmas Eve Supper at the Kohler's- mmmmm
Uncle Graeme meets Oboe for the first time
The 4 Cousins Having a snack of doughnuts- they ate a lot of them!
Uncle Graeme reading to the girls
Oboe smiling just a little:)
Auntie Jen was loving the baby:)..and Luke was, too!
Fun with Nana and Poppie
Dave holding a serious looking Oboe
New grand-baby:)


The grandparents and their 2 grandchildren



Nanny reading to Emmy:)

Nanny and Dave's mom, Enid, at the Kohler's for supper
Emily in her new dress from Nana K



Emily playing with her new plush chair





We gave each family couple and the Nannies a wedding picture of us:)


What does a puppy say?


Emily Burps her baby and Owen smiles:)


All the stuff that Scott managed to pack into our car- plus 2 kids in car seats!!

Emily in her new dress ready for church at home in McAdam


Owen's bigger than when we left! We think he's pretty cute:)

Look how much he can hold his head up! He's really strong already...

5 comments:

Janna said...

oh my word Dee!! You guys looked like you had a ball over Christmas!! :) your babes are beautfiul!! Happy New year sweet friend! I am looking forward to getting your family photo in the mail, thanks so much! :)

The Cari's said...

Wow! So many pictures- loving it. Happy New Year! Miss you, miss you.

Mo the Mama said...

I love that you call him Oboe : )

The Essons said...

Hey Dee -Great to chat with you yesterday too. Emily is so gorgeous and Owen is such a sweetie! I'm glad that things are going well with you guys -love you!

Tom, Leah, Josie & Sam said...

Seriously, how did you ever upload all of there into one post, that must have taken hours. Hey, how is being a mother of 2