A Baby, a Dog, a Blog: So Much To Catch Up On!

We took the family down to Carmel, IN for three weeks of vacation and family time over the holidays this year. Completely different from last year when Jake was just a month old and everyone had to come to us! Since I have so much to catch up on, I'm going to split the pages and place pictures and videos from a certain day and tell what fun adventures we went on! Enjoy!
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Jake's first day at Grammy and Papa's was so much fun! He had just started taking a few steps at a time and loved the wide open space to play. He especially liked the dancing snowmen! He eventually figured out where to turn it on at and had the snowmen playing way past Christmas time! "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" will never sound the same to me again!

Having fun with Papa!

Grammy was excited to see Jake!

Jake's new bike he got for his birthday, but didn't get to open until now!

Jake & the snowmen

Jake on his new bike

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We got to go to a Christmas party hosted by Jane and her family! It was so much fun and such a great, fun-loving family to be around! They sang songs around the piano, read verses from the Bible, lit candles, and made us a delicious dinner!! Jane's nieces and nephews were adorable and Jake really enjoyed playing with them. The best part of the night was when Jake found the "Fur-real Kitty" on the table and tried to give it hugs!!

Playing with new friends!

Jane & Jake

Fur-real Kitty

Sitting and listening to the piano

Listening to music

Christmas Eve arrived and we had a wonderful time with Grammy & Papa, Uncle Jim & Aunt Emily. Grammy made a great dinner for us and we opened presents and spent some good family time together! Jake got his new walking shoes, snow boots, a bundle me, books, and a cool frog towel from Grammy & Papa!

Ben's gingerbread house

My gingerbread house

Jake walking with his new shoes!

Opening gifts!

Jake's Colts outfit from Aunt Em & Uncle Jim

Dancing to the music

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It was the first year Santa came for Jake! He got lots of cool toys! Addy got a little something from Santa, too! It was a nice relaxing day filled with peanuts, shrimp, and Bezzerwizzer!! :-)

Christmas 2010 Family Photo

Addy's Christmas toy

Jake's grill!

Building Blocks

A New Frog Towel from Grammy & Papa

Grill Time!

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Jake had a great time in the snow for the first time! We did a few practice sled runs in the living room and then took it outside! Addy was having a field day pulling Jake around! What a fun day.

Practice run with Addy!

Outside sledding!

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We all got to go to the Indianapolis Zoo to see the lights! Jake had his new "bundle me" from Grammy & Papa, so he stayed really warm. He loved looking at the fish and penguins. He didn't enjoy the train ride we decided to take, but I don't blame him....it was REALLY cold!!

Looking at the Penguins

Looking at the stingrays

Lights at the zoo synced to music

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Grandma D & Grandpa Petrella drove down to Indy to visit for New Years! Grandma D brought lots of gifts for Jake from all the family back in Ohio! It was great spending time with them and going to the children's museum for the first of many times, I'm sure!