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We had Beckett’s Christening yesterday. This is the longest that we have ever waited to baptize any of our babies. The girls were all around 4 weeks old but our church is only doing them once every other month. We took a couple of pictures before we went to the church. 

There were about 5 other babies getting baptized yesterday. Beckett was the youngest baby so it made me feel a little better that we didn’t get it done earlier.

Proud parents:

Proud God parents, Justin and Aislinn

Loved his little spit bubble

He was excited to be blessed:

A few after ceremony pictures:

I didn’t get as many pictures of the after party celebration as I would have liked but I did sneak in a few.

Future best buddies:

His sweet God mother with baby Camden

And my parents

 

 

I am slacking on the picture taking front these days. I wanted to take a lot more pictures yesterday of everyone who came to celebrate Beckett. We love you all so much and appreciate each and every one of you.

  
After almost 3 years…….

  
Just look at that gorgeous smile!!

Sweet little Beck turned two months on Saturday! I’ve been waiting a few days to post this so I could get his stats from the doctor. He had his 2 month wellness check this morning. He got his vaccines (3 shots) and my heart just about broke! I could see the pain in his cute little face 😦 He’s been pretty miserable all afternoon too. 

Weight: 11.11 

Length: 23 inches 

Loves: to be held!! This baby wants to be held nonstop! There is always someone willing to grab him so he’s pretty lucky! He also likes to lay on his playmat and “play” with his toys. He’s been busy staring at the lights on the Christmas tree this week and likes to stare at the ceiling fan 🙂 

Dislikes: car rides and being on his tummy. 

Sleep: he’s been doing much better at night this month. He’ll sleep anywhere from 5-7 hours, wake up to eat and then goes back down for a few hours. I’m feeling much more human these days. During the day he’ll sleep off and on and does much better if he’s in my Boba wrap. 

He’s been talking up a storm lately too. He’ll look us right in the eye and tell us the best stories!! He’s so serious when he’s talking, I have to wonder what he’s thinking. He giggled for the first time on Saturday and it was just about the cutest sound I’ve ever heard! The last couple of weeks he’s been drooling nonstop and chomping on his hand. I’m wondering if this is the start of him teething. He refuses to take a binky even though I’ve tried 4 different kinds. He flips out whenever we try to give him a bottle too. It’ll be months before Jon and I can have a solo date night. That’s ok, time seems to be flying by right now. 

Some pictures from his month:

   
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
 

We try to do something Christmasy everyday during the month of December. It’s crazy how quickly the holiday season flies by! We try and soak up as much of this holiday goodness as we can. This weekend was so much fun!! We started out by going to the tree lighting downtown on Friday night. Unfortunately, it was too cold for Beckett so we missed the actual lighting but we hung out for a little while, listened to the little children sing and had some hot cocoa. 

   
   

Lucy was really disappointed that we missed the tree lighting. I think it’s starting to sink in a little that the baby’s needs sometimes have to come first. 

She was happy on Saturday morning when we got to have breakfast at her school and meet Santa and Mrs. Claus. 

   
 
We watched Elf by the fire on Saturday night 

  
On Sunday we drove into Boston. We were all so excited when Primark opened in Downtown Crossing. This was one of our favorite stores to shop in on Oxford Street in London. 

   
 
We stocked up on some of our favorite things and then headed to Pret for lunch. Pret is another one of our London favorites. We were excited to see it was right next door to Primark. They didn’t have my favorite Yoga Bunny Detox drink but everything else is the same. I have to see if I can order a case of that somewhere. It is my favorite drink of all time!!

  
We listened to some Christmas caroling in front of Macy’s

   
 
Then spent the rest of the day walking around the city

   
    
   
After spending the day in Boston it’s safe to say that we’re all in the Christmas spirit.

Just a few snapshots of our first Thanksgiving as a family of 7. 

We spent most of Wednesday waiting around for Emma to get home. We baked some cookies to pass the time 

  
Jon took Lucy on a hike in the yard and found this great big tree 

  
And this weird bike

  
Lucy wanted to wait outside for Emma to get home and when she came down the driveway she (well Jon) lit sparklers 

  
Emma’s friend Landon was impressed with the greeting she got

  
Jon and Emma went to Megan’s football game yesterday 

   
 
I stayed home to bake while Chloe watched Beckett 

  
I’m pretty sure she got the best deal of the day 

   
    
   
We had such a nice, quiet Thanksgiving. So thankful for my 6 Friarys!! 

Oh how I miss my camera!!! I haven’t had time to take it out and take pictures lately. I mean, I haven’t had time to do anything but sit here and snuggle with this sweet little baby boy. Luckily I have a few moments from this past month captured on my phone

   
 
Lucy’s bestie from across the street went to Disney a few weeks ago and brought her back this adorable necklace. I told Tracey that we needed them for us too 🙂

   
    
 
Colton and Craig got to meet Beckett this month

   
    
    
 
Yup, Beckett is always attached to me

   
    
   
He is constantly getting love from his sisters . We can’t wait until Emma gets home for thanksgiving so she can love him up too. 

  his sister’s friends love him up too

   
    
   
I find lots of selfies on my phone. I think they miss my camera too.

  
Candy land games take place a few times a week

   
    
   
I love all of his little expressions 

  
Jon taught Milo how to build a fire last weekend. He’s gonna need those fire building skills once he moves to Minnesota.

   
 
Lucy has to say goodbye to her good friend Esme this week. They packed up their house and are heading half way across the country. We’re all a little sad about it. They’ve been such great neighbors these last 8 years. There was always something comforting knowing that Gretchen was there in case I wasn’t home in time to get one of the girls. Megan will miss babysitting the kids too. We wish them all the best on their new adventure!! 

I can’t believe he is already a month old!! I had to head up north this morning to get a copy of Beck’s birth certificate. It felt a little weird to be traveling by the hospital exactly (almost to the minute) an entire month later with this sweet little babe in the backseat. This month has flown by and he is already changing so much!!

Weight: 9lbs 15.5oz

Length:21.5 inches long

Loves: to be held ALL the time!! Thankfully there is always someone around who wants to hold him. He also loves to take walks in the stroller. As soon as we walk outside his eyes start to flutter and he’s asleep before we even make it to the driveway. He likes to sit in his Mamaroo and listen to Lucy read him a story. He also loves the Boba wrap. It’s the only way I can get anything done around here. It also makes running errands easier.

Dislikes: his car seat, being put down and being on his tummy

Sleeps: he’s doing much better sleeping at night this week. He will go down around 10pm and sleep anywhere from 3-5 hours depending on the night. He wakes up to be changed, fed and entertained for about an hour and then goes back to sleep for a few more hours. As soon as Chloe goes off to school he falls back asleep for a few more hours, making it easier for me to get Lucy ready.

He’s happiest in the morning and gives out the biggest smiles. He is such a little love but he does scream his little head off when he’s mad.

Beckett with his family:

The many faces of Beckett:

His favorite:

Trying to entertain him at 3am

Watching him sleep next to me:

And a few more:

It’s been a fun month!! We all are so in love with this little boy.

We have so much to be thankful for this year here at the Friary house. Starting with our sweet baby Beckett. 

I didn’t have time to make a thankful tree this year (I’m still trying to get through my thank you cards) but I did want to take the time to reflect on all we’ve been blessed with. I think it’s so important for the girls to take a minute out of their day to do the same. I decided to use my kitchen chalkboard and place our thankful leaves all around it. I love reading all of the girls’ leaves year after year. I can’t wait to watch this wall fill up this month. 

  
It’s a small simple tradition that has come to mean so much. 

Beckett’s first Halloween

   
 
Just because:

  
Lucy had a Halloween party to go to for Girl Scouts on Friday. Megan did her zombie makeup

   
   
She did a really good job!! Lucy quickly got into character!

Saturday morning we tried to go on our annual hayride but they were closed so we came home and carved (and painted) pumpkins

   
 
Beckett got dressed up as a little monster

   
  
We had perfect weather yesterday! 

   
    
    
    
 
Chloe made her costume this year:

  
Cutest gum ball machine ever!!

   
 
We missed Emma this year. Holidays, yes even Halloween aren’t the same without everyone around. She sent me this picture of her and her best friend, Landon. Hoping she doesn’t mind that I use it here. 

  
The girls got lots of treats last night  

   
As we were walking around Jon and I realized it was our 20th Halloween as parents. That’s a LOT of candy!!