Wiggly Writings

Julie decided she was ready almost 2 weeks early!  Gramma Kathy came to stay for a while and then Grampa Jim came, too!  Thomas was glad to see Gramma & Grampa, too.

Gramma, Grampa, Thomas & Julie

Gramma meets Julie

Grampa meets Julie

Gramma & Julie

Grampa & Julie

Making Muffins

Next to Grampa

It took a little getting used to at first, but Thomas is warming up to the new addition to our family.

Mommy with Thomas and Julie

Thomas carefully looking over his new sister

We welcome Julie Caroline Dobratz into the world!  Born at the Birth Cottage of Milford, NH, Julie weighed 7 pounds, 6.5 ounces and was 20 3/4 inches tall.

Julie meets her mother

Julie meets her father too

getting dressed for the ride home

resting with mommy

Chocolate for Valentines Day:

eating some chocolate

Perhaps the best Christmas present Thomas got was the complimentary toy bus from the Boston Express Bus company.

Thomas with his bus and racing car

This is ingenious.  If we get Thomas to wear our shoes, then we can save a ton of money… and then we can buy more Legos.

wearing mommy's boots

Sledding was much more fun this year since Thomas thoroughly enjoyed it.  Last year he wanted no part of being on the sled and he didn’t even want daddy to go down the hill by himself.

sledding in Alexander-Carr Park

Yes (especially for those from more moderate climates), the town of Derry sends out large snow blower vehicles to clear snow from sidewalks in our neighborhood.

Removing snow from the sidewalk on our street

This new year promises to bring about many changes. We are expecting a baby girl in March. This should be interesting.

hold that thought!

This is what happens after 5 hours on a train from Boston to Philadelphia:

finally getting Thomas to take a nap on the train

Thomas is learning new phrases all the time… “Open it! Open it!”

opening some presents from Oregon

“How did flour get in his hair?”

helping bake some banana bread

There’s a reason this bookshelf is on it’s side.

Here's looking at you!

Just hanging out with mommy reading one of my favorite magazines… Car and Driver.

reading magazines

“A little green boat goes chug-a-lug-a-lug!” — We All Go Traveling By

Thomas in a tub

Thomas made a number of appearances this Halloween in his zebra costume. It took him a little while to get warmed up to it.

Am I really wearing this zebra costume?

sliding is always fun

the best part of Halloween: handing out treats

The trick here was getting Thomas to pull the bits out of the pumpkin and not to put them back in.

pulling out the pumpkin guts

Would you like some?