Visit with Santa

The kids have been lucky to build a relationship with Santa at our church. He sits in the pew behind us, wears a red shirt, and hands out candy canes to the children in the parish at the end of mass each week. During the Christmas season he tries on his suit to see if it needs any last minute adjustments from Mrs. Claus and welcomes the kids in the area to sit on his lap for a few pictures. Even though Sara sees Santa at church each weekend, she was giddy to see him all dressed up in his suit. It was wonderful to see the magic in her eyes. Last year she asked him for a candy cane because that is what he always gave her at church. This year she branched out and asked him for a purple rock for her collection. We placed a few pictures in our December album for you to enjoy.

Also, I finished my final sewing project for the season. Of course I got the inspiration on pinterest, and I hope Will enjoys his new giraffe rattle!

Jelly Roll

Santa's helper just finished the jelly roll floor cushion for Sara today. A picture of her present is in the pinterest album...so excited about all the great ideas on Pinterest!

St. Nick's Day

Yesterday was St. Nick's Day and all of us were good throughout the year, so a few treats were left in our stockings to enjoy. Sara had so much fun with her treasures that she decided they would be best displayed on the Christmas tree so the lights would highlight their beauty. I thought everyone would enjoy a picture of these additions to our tree...

Yes, no need to refresh this page, you are seeing things correctly. We now have socks, ornament boxes, hair ties and ribbons adorning our tree...isn't it lovely?!

December

I was taking pictures of the kids this morning and started adding them to the November folder only to remember it is December already! Where has the time gone?! Sorry that there were not as many pictures in November, but I'm sure we will do better in December! Keep looking back through the month for more fun moments from the Yaklins!

Rock and Roll

I was able to witness another milestone in Will's growth and development this week.  I had placed Will on his belly for a little tummy time on Wednesday.  He was smiling for a while, but decided he had had enough.  He started rocking his body back and forth and rolled over onto his back.  I'm sure it won't be repeated again for a while, but it was sure fun to see.  I have a few pictures of tummy time and other fun moments in the November album.  Hope you all enjoy!

Trick or Treat

We had a lot of fun this Halloween season. First stop was the pumpkin patch a few weekends ago. They have a lot of fun activities for the kids and a great selection of pumpkins! This past weekend we went to a costume party at Allan & Melissa's house. Owen and Will were able to show off their costumes, but Sara and I stayed home while Sara recouped from Croup. Monday we carved our jack-o-lanterns...I think they turned out pretty cool this year. This morning I made Halloween pancakes and Sara helped with a few decorations for the house. Both kids got all dressed up and had a ball trick-or-treating. Hope everyone had a safe and spooky Halloween!

McCall's Pumpkin Patch

It is that time of year again, time for our annual trip to McCall's Pumpkin Patch. This year we invited Allan, Melissa & Natalie along to join in the fun. The girls had a ball! Hope you enjoy the pictures of the fall festivities!

October Update

The days are flying by here with 2 little ones to chase after. We had a visit earlier this month from Grandma & Grandpa Yaklin and have been getting costumes ready for Halloween this past week. There are a number of fun pictures to capture these events and more. Be sure to check back for more pictures in this album throughout October.

September Update

Sorry it has been a while since our last post, we have been a little busy trying to work out a new routine for the four of us...still a work in progress, but we are getting closer.  Have no fear, we have taken lots of pictures during this time, so you will have lots to look at.

First (only because it would be looked over once I post pictures of the kids) is my latest pinterest project.  Sara was in charge of snacks this past Thursday at school, so with a little help, we sent her off to class with a butterfly themed snack pack (they are currently learning about the letter B, so I thought it was only fitting).  Aren't they cute?!!

Alright, now for what everyone really wants to see...

There are 3 photo albums we have been adding pictures to this month.  One has pictures from our hospital visit when Will was born (we linked to this album earlier in the month).  The second album contains the other pictures we have taken in September.  Keep checking back at this album during the week for other pictures we might take.  Finally the third album contains pictures from various 'photo shoots' we have conducted this past week.  I have posted a few highlights below.  Hope everyone enjoys!

Will and Sara

We just now realized that we haven't posted the important stats on our new addition, so here we go:

Name: William Charles Yaklin, but he prefers to be called Will.
Birth date: September 9th, 2012 at 1:28 AM.
Weight: 6 pounds, 1 ounce
Length: 19 inches
Head circumference: 13 inches

Now that we have that, here's the reason I started this post in the first place, we have a video showing Will's first meeting with his big sister. Sara loves him immediately: