Christmas Is In the Air

We're getting ready for Christmas at the Sperles. I can't believe it's less than a month away. We'll be heading north again to see all of our family! I can't wait for them to meet Sadie and see Eli.

Sadie reading with dad.


Decorating the Christmas Tree. Yes, it's small and fake, but our small apartment is already too crowded to have a large tree.


Ho! Ho! Ho! Eli is a Santa in training. He already has the rosy cheeks and round belly.


Wildlights at the zoo. They were so beautiful and the weather was just perfect. If only we could have done something about the crowds. Sadie is in this picture. She's nestled inside daddy's coat!

Settling In

We are settling into our new schedule with our new family member. Grandma left about a week ago and I am getting used to getting both kids ready and out the door in attempt to arrive at our destination on time. The house is in constant disarray, but who am I fooling? It has always been a mess and now I have a really good excuse!

Dog pile on mom.


Sadie covering her ears. It's a wonder she gets any sleep at all.


Eli imitating dad and feeding his baby. The baby also gets rides in the swing, bouncy seat and car seat and MUST be swaddled or there is a big "uh-oh".


Eli enjoying his view from inside the dryer.

Sweet Sadie

Sadie wearing her "Little Camper" sleeper.


Getting burped.


Hanging out in the Play Gym.


Taking a nap.

Random kids that you don't know.

Since Eli is getting a big head and demanding more pictures of himself, I thought I better post some of his friends for a change. (Eli is the tiger.)

More Pictures

Here are a few random pictures of Sadie's first two weeks.

Eli being gentle with Sadie in the cradle-swing.


A walk in the L'il Limo.


Proud daddy.


Why is Sadie wearing a snowsuit when its 65 degrees out?


Eli taking Sadie for a walk.

Good Morning, Emily and Ashley

We heard rumors that some certain nieces get up and look for pictures of Eli and Sadie every morning and are always disappointed when they find that nothing new has been posted. So, here's a couple for them...





















































I hope that holds you for just a little while!!!

The Family and Halloween

One week old already! I think all she's done is sleep. She's really good at it! We are all adjusting to a new member in the family. I think we're all a little tired, but otherwise we're doing great!

Sadie snuggled in her car seat.


Eli being gentle with Sadie. He's getting better, but he's really testing us. He was really bouncing Sadie in the bouncy seat. It took him 6 "No, Eli. Don't bounce Sadie so hard. Gentle." each with a one minute time-out in the crib before he finally figured out he wasn't supposed to bounce Sadie so hard. And then again this morning it started all over again...


Sadie in the bouncy seat.


Eli in the bouncy seat. Look at the drool. He just got in his eye teeth and he has a little cold. Poor thing.


Sadie and mom.


Eli helped dad carve a pumpkin. He didn't want anything to do with the guts, but he had no problems holding the knife like a wild man. Luckily, it was one of those safety knives.


Eli was a fierce tiger for Halloween. We did a little trick-or-treating around the neighborhood and there was a party at the community center where he got a bucket full of candy. He got to eat his very first sucker. I think he died and went to sugar heaven. He was a sticky mess. He liked it so much he tried to eat the wrapper and the stick. Needless to say, the candy is put away for mom and dad to eat!