Family Pictures and Lizzie being Lizzie!

This is just a hodgepodge of pictures from the Mack Christmas and vacation with the kids. 2009 has been good to us so far and the pictures keep coming!

The 5 Mack sisters!

All the kids opening presents!

Molly got lots of Fairy books from Auntie Ann and was SO excited - she loves those books and I love to see her reading and enjoying herself so much!

Diondre, Ramel and Jada at the Mack Christmas!

Jada and Lizzie!

The kids waiting for present time!

Auntie Sue meets Lizzie!

Annie dressed up as Rudolf!

Auntie Karla couldn't stop laughing during "Let there be peace on earth" - apparently there is something very funny about that song or our singing!

Uncle Ed and Lizzie!

Grammy and Papa with Annie!

Auntie Sue and Steve with some of their brood!

Grammy and Papa with their children and grandchildren!

Mom and Dad and the kids! I love this picture!

The Davis - Laurito Family

Auntie Kate and the Kelly kids!

Auntie Kate and her kids!

More pictures of the sisters!

Julia came over on Christmas Eve and hung out with Lizzie!

Molly and Lizzie hanging with Julia all dressed up for Christmas!

Elizabeth loving her play gym!

Lizzie looking cute and loving her new toy!

GNM - ILY!

Happy New Year!

Grammy and Papa threw a Pajama New year's Eve party for those of us who had nothing to do for NYE - we played charades, scene it and even tried some karyoke. At approximately 10:30 p.m. we celebrated the new year and were home with kids in bed by 11:49. There was a time when fancy dinners, champagne toasts at midnight and dancing until dawn were the perfect New Year's Eve for me but this one was as good as it gets - surrounded by my kids, husband, parents, aunt and cousins while we all look forward to what is to come in 2009!

Happy 2009 Everyone! What a year in our house - the big kids ended one school year and began another, they are reading and writing like pros, both played soccor, Annie learned how to crawl, walk, run and turned one, Bob and I found out we were having another baby and gave birth to our beautiful Elizabeth, the family took trips to Newport and DC and this is just the start. Could we be more blessed?

Daddy and Annie loving on Lizzie!

The kids saying goodbye to Daddy as the snow started on Wednesday!

This is how Lizzie spent the snow day!

Daddy found Lizzie and I all snuggled up on the couch when he came back from his long day shoveling! Molly and Peter were watching a movie!

Auntie Beth and Annie bonding at our New Year's Pajama Party!

Papa feeding Annie candy!

Papa and Annie ready to ring in the New year!

Peter Westley ready for midnight!

Peter and the BEST godmother in the world!

The whole crew ringing in the New Year - Happy 2009!

The H-W Family decked out in pajamas and happy to see 2009 get here!

Midnight (actually 10 p.m. but the kids thought it was midnight!)- Happy New Year!

Champagne toast - the kids and I had sparkling cider!

Annie and Daddy ringing in the new year together! Annie could barely stand up becasue she was so tired!

Toasting each other at the stroke of midnight!

Molly Girl wishing everyone a happy New year!

Happy New year from Peter!

Auntie Beth and Peter exchange a new year's hug!

The big kids loved our new year's celebration!

Kk and Auntie Beth

Meghan and Tim wish each other a happy new year!

Bob and Annie - Annie ended up trying some sparkling cider and loving it!

Grammy and Lizzie ringing in the New year together!

Our 2 Peters!

Mommy and Molly

Papa wanted a new years picture with Molly - how cute are they?

Auntie Kate gets new years hugs from the girls.

This time I made them wear hats and say something silly!

Peter and Tim talking about "man things"!

Bob and I hopped in bed just in time to watch the ball drop - there was a kiss for each other and one for Elizabeth who was wide awake and ready for a party of her own! I had to take a picture of Lizzie as she entered the New Year - Bob and I could never have imagined last New Year's Eve that sitting between us one year later would be another beautiful daughter. What a year!

GNM - ILY!

Vacation Fun

Okay - so it doesn't look like much fun since we aren't going anywhere or doing anything particularly exciting but I always forgot how nice the mundane things are - pajama days, baking cookies, doing craft projects, playing with new Christmas games, making puzzles, appetizers for lunch, watching movies by the fire that Bob makes before he leaves for work - I love vacation! The kids have been wonderful and the time I am getting with them makes me feel blessed that Elizabeth's birth was timed in a way that allowed me to be home during these weeks. We have also had lots of visitors over to see the kids....and me! Kk and Auntie Beth were each here bonding with the kids yesterday, Auntie Meg came over later in the day and we even saw Grammy and Papa and Auntie Lisa. Molly went out with Auntie Beth for a while and Peter had a friend over to play while I took poor Annie to the doctor - AGAIN! She has a blistering ear infection which validates my theory about what a trooper that kid is - she was up the night before crying but other than that you would never know that she was in so much pain over the last week - including Christmas! My poor girl.

Peter and Molly hanging with Lizzie!
The big kids hanging with Lizzie - they love holding her and loving her! They are also incredibly helpful and love being in charge. I let Molly be in charge while I gave Annie a tubby yesterday and she did a great job holding her and keeping the binkie in. When I came back into the living room she was singing to her.

Daddy was playing with Lizzie and she was so cute - cooing and smiling!

I love that gorgeous face - what a happy girl!

Auntie Beth hanging with lizzie and looking like she loves it!

Kisses from Auntie Beth!

They looked so sweet together that I just kept snapping away!

When Annie needed some attention Auntie Beth decided to help her learn how to use her new paint set - they created a masterpiece and Annie had a blast!

Creative auntie and baby!

I'm off to bathe 4 kids and attempt to clean before we throw a movie in and relax on the couch! We had an exciting week in the family this week with my cousin Kara giving birth to Reilynn yesterday and my cousin Emily finding out that she is having a girl in May - Life is good!

GNM - ILY!