Ohio Christmas

Merry Christmas - Aaron, the boys and I all traveled to Ohio for Christmas.  It was a wonderful time!

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Family Christmas

Santa came to town - We went out to dinner at Marisco's for a nice family evening and while we were out, Santa came to our house.  Guess that Santa received their letter asking him to come early since we would be in Ohio for Christmas. 
The boys were so excited!  They must have been good this year a they received a lot of nice gifts.

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'Santa Baby'

I Love Santa - Santa was good to Zachary this year as he was a VERY good boy! 

Family Christmas Card

Merry Christmas from the Wilmes boys!!



Hallmark Christmas Party

Party at Work - Well, I thought everyone wanted to see me at my work Christmas party however I was wrong...it was all about Zachary.  A friend of mine at work had Katelyn on 11/10/11.  Cute babies if I do say so!





Christmas Performance

School Christmas performance - Corpus Christi Catholic School held its Christmas performance where the kids sang songs.  Braden and his class did a terrific job.  It was a special evening followed by an ice-cream treat!

Christmas with Uncle Brian

Christmas begins - Uncle Brian could not go to Ohio for Christmas so we had him over to our house.  It was a very nice evening with the hit being a tent he gave Reece. 

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Newest Catholic

Zachary's Baptism - what a special day this was!  Zachary was Baptized over Thanksgiving which allowed for our family to attend.  Grandparents, Uncles, Aunts and Great Grandma Andries from Minnesota.  Thanks for making his day so special!!

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Very Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving - The Gens clan came to Lawrence, KS once again to relax and celebrate Thanksgiving. We had so much fun....building tents, making acorns, playing with Lego's, reading stories and much more. It was a great time!

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Welcome Zachary

Birth Announcement - Isn't he just a cutie!!!

Zachary Callan

A Blessing - Zachary arrived on November 7th and is just perfect.  Big Brothers could not be any prouder and we all love him to pieces!

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Halloween artwork

Budding Artists - the boys have been very busy at daycare and preschool coloring and doing other crafts for Halloween and the fall. Here are some examples of some of the fun things they have done.

Halloween trial run

Beep Beep - Watch out...here come Mater and Lightening McQueen! The boys and I have had fun making their Halloween costumes. Can't wait until Halloween night when we can really show off the lights.

Bed or Changing Table?

Monkey Climber - Reece, sometime during the night, climbed his changing table and decided to sleep up there. Needless to say it is no longer in his room. (note: Braden in the corner who was getting dressed and snuck in the photo). Scared me as he easily could have rolled over and fallen off.

Silly Reece

Naked boy - Reece....just like Braden at the age of two....likes to unzip his PJ's and take his diaper off. As in other posts (vaseline in Aug), thank goodness I checked on Reece a second time before going to bed. Poor guy was cold but sound asleep with his diaper and PJ's almost off. Once again, Reece made me laugh. If only I could find pj's that zip up the back to prevent this!!

PS....yes, those are Christmas PJ's....hey, it is a hand me down that fits!!! We've since bought more!!

36 weeks

4 Weeks to Go - I haven't taken any photos of just me and was putting Jr #3's baby book together when I realized I needed one. Just thought I'd share.

Boat ride

Picnic on the boat - we took the boat out before Aaron's annual fishing trip and ran around Clinton Lake. It was chilly but we had breakfast out there and enjoyed the time. No fishing but it was still fun and a beautiful fall morning!!

Happy Halloween

Halloween Presents - Thanks to GG and Grampa for these really fun gifts. The boys loved the books, window decals, cookie and 'ghost cans' which we hung in the trees. We are all ready for Halloween now! Been reading the books every night as they are a favorite!!

Pirate Braden

Aargh Matey - Braden loves his pirate t-shirt that he got from his Uncle Robert for his birthday.

Fall has arrived!

Pumpkin Patch - We kicked off October with a trip to the Pumpkin Patch. It was a gorgeous day and we all picked out pumpkins...including a tiny one for 'baby'. Boys played, looked at some animals, took a tractor ride and we finished the morning with a search for the perfect pumpkin. It has become a fun family tradition!!

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