February 4, 2010

Sledding!

Well, tubing really, but we took Benjamin for the first time! I had him in sleeper pajamas underneath this snowsuit, and when I took it all off, he was still toasty warm inside! (Success!) Did he like it? I'm not sure... he didn't dislike it at all... he just seemed to sit there! But it was super fun, and he was a cutie as always!


Benjamin and mommy!



Benjamin and daddy!



Getting back up the hill is always the hardest part:




This is a good way to travel:


And for some more high speed action, Will and Jonathan:



Emily and Liz!


Liz and Hans (Who is awesome by the way, we credit him for most of the pictures I'm posting today! Thank you! We were so excited to finally meet him! You guys can come back to Utah anytime!)




They're so cute together! He he he. ;-)


Go Liz!


This is one of my favorite pictures! Here's Emily in action:


Liz and Jonathan:


The two Emilys, seriously we have the SAME expression!!




Liz again:


Emily and Jonathan getting ready to go:


Sleepy Benjamin, poor kiddo! He spent a good deal of the time in the car keeping warm and playing with Granny:


And before long, he was out! (There is NOTHING cuter than this kid!)


February 1, 2010

Merry Christmas!

This year was Benjamin's 1st Christmas, and we had a wonderful holiday! Here is our family picture with Santa Claus:


The three Heider men! Uhh... I mean, the TWO Heider men and Santa ;-)


Getting used to this Santa guy... he seems kinda sketchy...


By far the best part of Christmas was spending the morning home with our little family, lounging around with Benjamin and Lady, who are both adorable. We had so much fun, and it was fabulous to relax and snuggle together. :-)


(We had to improvise a little on the 2nd "n"...)


Christmas with the Heider's:


Benjamin started to get the hang of opening the gifts:



And the Schreiner's:



Jack and Benjamin opening their presents from Grandpa Schreiner:




As Jonathan puts it, "proof Benjamin likes David" ;-) He he he, I think it's cute!


Looking at Benjamin's new books:


Amy knows how to get Benjamin to smile in pictures!


Hey... he has a bottle! That looks much better than this present...


I seriously love his little smile and clapping!


Daddy and Benjamin playing:


Merry Christmas! We love you all!



Happy 50th Birthday Dad!! We love you!

And here is the Birthday Man himself!! Look at all those candles... ;-) And yes, he did get them all blown out!


We had tons of fun going bowling! Here's my dad:


Michael:


Lauren:


David:


Bryan:


Amy:


Me (Emily):


Benjamin's first time bowling! (I've discovered I rather enjoy all of his "first" activities):


Benjamin and Emily watching the bowling ball roll (very slowly) away...


Jonathan:


You can get some excellent pictures of people bowling. Both expressions and poses are priceless. ;-) Here are Jack and Benjamin being cute:


They are seriously adorable:


The whole birthday party bunch! (Minus the babies who were sleeping at this point!):