Fingertip hug

Okay - one more story from Thanksgiving. During our stay in State College I became especially smitten with my nephew Mateo (the kid is really cute). Avery picked up on this pretty quick and did not want me to play with, hold or even talk to Mateo. He was a bit jealous, to say the least. When we got ready to leave, we asked Avery to give Mateo a hug. He had to think about it for a minute but then with a little bit of encouragement he stretched out his arms, reached around and touched Mateo's sides with his fingertips. Not exactly one of the bowl-you-over hugs that Natalie gives Avery every morning at daycare, (she comes running with her arms out and keeps running right through him - by the way, she is half his size), but its a start. Here is the play by play:

I'm thinking about it....

does this count?

Okay, okay, here it is, I'm hugging him!!

Thanksgiving 2006

Uncle Pepper with Mateo

Aunt Teresa with Avery

Nannie and Pop Pop with Mommy, Daddy and Avery

Here are some pics from our trip to Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving. We had a fun trip and were lucky to be able to visit with Susie and Pat, Patrick and the twins in Philadelphia as well as my parents, Pepper, Teresa and Mateo in State College. Avery had a great time playing with his cousins and loves hanging out with Pop-Pop.

I would have liked to include some pictures from Philadelphia but I was busy holding and feeding the babies and the only pictures Kevin got of Patrick were of him dancing around in his big boy underwear - not quite appropriate for the internet. Maybe next time.

Ahh, Ahh, Ahhh!!

Proud Auntie!

Carina and Baby Grace
Patrick (with his strong hair) holding Baby Sophie
Sophie Marie - 2 weeks old
Grace Elizabeth - 2 weeks old
Carina with Baby Sophie

Well, I ditched Kevin and Avery again to come to Philadelphia to visit my new nieces. Turns out they get along just fine without me (at least for a few days) and I was of much more help here. Wow, I thought having one newborn was tough, two is almost impossible. Even with several sets of hands its all we can do here to keep everyone happy! Here are a few pics of me with the girls and some on their 2 week birthday! Enjoy!