Mr. Fix It

After I gave up assembling baby Frank's new tool bench... Grandma Hayes helped put it together and baby frank seems to really like it! Let's hope he learns some handy-man skills because we could really use it in the Hartge household! 

Frank the builder

working at his toolbench

chewing on his wrench

Hayes Christmas

This afternoon we celebrated Christmas with the Hayes grandparents, aunt April, great-grandma Burns, and MY uncle Chris and Kim. We even got a phone call from my brother T.J who is currently serving in Iraq. After last night and this morning, baby frank definitely got the hang of Christmas and loved all the attention and new toys!! I was super excited because apparently Santa thought I was extra good this year... because he brought me a new camera! and even an extra lens!! I am charging the battery and cannot wait to use it and get more amazing pictures before!

Baby Frank's present was bigger than he was!!!

climbing on the box was so much fun

checking out his new tool bench... grandpa Hayes thinks he will be our mister fix-it

Sooo many presents!

Excited to watch mommy open presents

Playing with his new cars and handle hauler

Trying to help daddy get his present OUT of the box... which again is impossible!

Playing with his toys

pushing the buttons on his lawn mower

pushing his lawn mower... but not yet walking

Hartge Christmas

We spent Christmas morning with the Hartge Grandparents, and uncle Mike, aunt Molly and uncle Joe. Daddy Frank, Mike and myself went to mass this morning since daddy frank was too sick to go last night, and then we returned to open presents! We were very blessed with many wonderful presents from our Hartge family and baby Frank really seemed to enjoy the new toys and all the attention! You will notice he is still in his red Christmas eve jammies :)

Christmas is SOOO much fun!

Ready to open more!

interested in what daddy is doing

more sippy cups! Just what he wanted!!!

He is the best present ever!

terrible picture with uncle Mike, but it was so funny I had to add it!

he loves the hat aunt Molly got him :)

but he is not so thrilled with the endless pictures...

a much better picture with uncle Mike

Frank and Matthew

At the Nieman Christmas party (see blog entry below) the boys Frank and Matthew wore their matching Christmas jammies to open presents. The recieved presents from all of our neighbors, the Chan Family, the Kaufman Family, and the Niemans. I think these two boys have to be the cutest pair ever while opening presents and playing with their new toys! This experience makes me reiterate that taking pictures of -TWO- babies is practically impossible... especially with one walking! I have no idea how parents of multiples take any pictures...

Trying to pose in front of the tree... but instead knocking down the tree

both boys are sort of looking at the camera

Frank opening his new toy from the Kaufman's

Matthew checking out Frank's toy

Playing with their new toys

yet another failed attempt to get a picture of the boys

opening more presents!

trying to open the package... which by the way is impossible

The best picture I could get of the boys -BOTH- looking at the camera

The boys playing on the treadmill... they are T-R-O-U-B-L-E... if you couldn't already tell!

Nieman Christmas Eve Party

Every Christmas eve for the past 16 years my family and I have been going to the Nieman Family Christmas Eve Party. The whole neighborhood looks forward to this annual event, and this year was extra special because of Baby Frank and Matthew. Daddy Frank was extremely sick all Christmas eve, so he could not go to mass or the Christmas party. Instead we planned on attending mass on Christmas day, and baby frank wore his Christmas tie to the party! Both boys were extra cute, and I apparently only took pictures of them... they really liked playing with the train set around the Christmas tree!

all dressed up to party

dancing with the "dancing Christmas tree"

such a handsome boy!

Mommy and baby Frank, Katie and Matthew Nieman

Baby Frank loved watching the trains!

Ready for Santa

Baby frank is so excited for santa to come he even started dressing like him! What a cute little Santa Baby we have!!

In his santa hat and track suit

Dancing with the dancing Christmas tree

Get this hat off of me!

Zanesville Christmas

Today baby Frank and I went with my parents and aunt april for Christmas at great grandma Hayes' house in Zanesville, Ohio. He was such a good boy letting all my family members hold him and play with him, despite really needing a nap. He got a lot of cool new presents and clothes from all the family members for christmas presents. With all the gifts and attention I am sure he will not hesitate to want to return!

Frank and great-grandma Hayes

Opening presents with grandpa and family

very interested in his new toys!

Playing with his buddy Pheobe (my cousin Brandi's dog) 

He was so tired after such a fun day he passed out instantly!