Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day at the Vaillant house was full of love. :) Hayden had a Valentine's party at school on Wednesday where he was able to pass out Valentine's to his friends.  I had found a cute and easy idea on Pinterest and Hayden was super excited to give out his Star Wars Valentines which made it worth the effort.  :)  He didn't quite understand that he couldn't eat all his Valentine's treats at once but I let him indulge a little.  Sweet Lincoln posed for a couple cute pics for me too.  I love the boys in my life so much and am so grateful for them every day.  Eric left me flowers and a card in the morning and I received an e-mail gift certificate for my first spa day.  I can't wait!

Hayden ready for school

May the Force Be With You

Heartbreaker

Cars!

This past weekend Eric took Hayden to an Auto Show at the Baltimore Convention Center.  Hayden had a great time getting in the different cars on display.  Here are a couple cute pics....

Lord help us when he can actually drive!

Cool dude

Too funny!

2 months!

Lincoln recently turned 2 months old!  We had our well-baby appointment yesterday.  He grew 4 inches and now weighs 14lbs which puts him in the 90th percentile for height and weight.  He is a big boy!  Lincoln is a very happy baby.  He loves his playtime with mommy and crazy big brother Hayden.  He is sleeping pretty well, giving mommy a 5-6 hour break every now and then.  He is smiling a lot and getting stronger everyday.  We keep him busy with all of Hayden's activities but he pretty much goes with with flow.  :)  Here are a couple new pics of the big guy.....

Snow!

Last week we had about an inch of snow on Thursday and Friday.  Eric made it home just in time on Friday to take Hayden out for some snow fun....it was getting dark but they stayed out for over an hour and had a blast.  It was freezing cold but Hayden didn't seem to mind.  Here are a couple pics....

All Bundled Up!

Snow fist bump

Hi Mommy

There is a small hill behind our townhouse that was perfect for Hayden

Wee!

Holiday Season 2012

The holidays were definitely a little more hectic having a newborn but also lots of fun.  After having family in town to visit and help with the boys we prepared for Christmas.  I tried to have most of my holiday shopping done before Lincoln was born but it seemed I still had a lot of last minute things to accomplish.  Eric's last few weeks at Johns Hopkins were tough but he completed the 6 month rotation on December 28th and then had off thru New Year's Day.  We are all happy it is over!  Here are some of my favorite pics from the holiday season.....

Eric took Hayden to a few different train gardens in the area on his days off.  Hayden still loves trains!  Here is a pic of Hayden at the B&O train museum in Baltimore.

Our Christmas card photos!

And Birth Announcement

Sweet Lincoln

Christmas Pic with the Cousins....Hayden, Lincoln, Ryan, Sarah, & Emily

The Saturday before Christmas Eric was working so the boys and I traveled down to my parents to exchange gifts with my family.  Here is Hayden in his new Batman dress up set opening gifts.  :)

Excited to see snow on Christmas Eve!

Milk & Cookies for Santa

Waving goodbye to Boo, our Elf on the Shelf

Eric was on call Christmas Eve so mommy was busy helping Santa get ready for Christmas morning.  :)

Hayden likes to take his time opening gifts.  He just wants to open and play so we let him go at his own pace.

Daddy and Lincoln just hanging Christmas Day

More snow the day after Christmas!

 

 

We also had a visit from Aunt Jessi and Aunt Mere!

We also got a surprise visit from Uncle Wayne, Aunt Tammy, and Emma!

Emma & Lincoln

New Year's Eve and New Year's Day we spent at home relaxing just the four of us.  We really enjoyed the holidays and were happy to spend it with so many friends and family!  Happy New Year from the Vaillant's!