Happy Christmas!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy 2012!

November catch up

Keeping up with a blog and two children seems to be more than we can handle right now. We'll try to improve for 2012!

Here are a few shots from the past two weeks. Isaac is trying out solids for the first time and Calvin is wearing us all out. I wish I had that energy!

grandparents visited several weeks ago!

My parents came by for a couple of weeks at the end of August. It was nice- lots of hanging around Cambridge, a few small trips, and typical British weather. It's taken a long time to write about it because we continue to be really busy and tired and full of screaming kids. Here's a fun fact: Rose was going to write a guest blog while she was here, but couldn't find the time to do it because Cal is very full of energy. So it's not just us being lazy.

So, here are pictures from their visit. There's a castle in there, nice views of Cambridge from above, screaming babies, and a horse. I'm off to Rome for a week starting tomorrow, good luck Sam!

busy, busy, busy

It turns out, and I wish someone would have warned me about this, that everything gets slightly more hectic when you have a toddler and an infant. So we haven't been doing anything much except trying to keep up. Typical day: Sam spends two out of every three hours nursing while Calvin yells about dinosaurs and trains and apples, and I'm off living the high life at work. Basically the same as the last update, just more so. Isaac continues to grow larger. Some pictures from the last month or two are here.

settling in, sort of

We've had family staying with us since Isaac was born, which has been a tremendous help. We've been able to ease into caring for two screaming charming kids. I'll be on paternity leave next week, and then I'll probably say something like "see you later Sam, good luck with the 'kids' thing!" and head off to work.

It's been pretty good so far. We're tired but not delirious, Calvin is sweet with Isaac most of the time, and the weather has been good. So not too bad at all. Pictures from Paul and Beth's visit iver the last two weeks are here.

Isaac's 1st week

We're all home from the hospital now and settling into life as a family of four. For pictures of Isaac's first week, look here.

In the meantime, bring on the first set of grandparents! My dad and Beth will be here on Sunday and my aunt Mary will be here until Tuesday. She has been an absolute godsend to us this past month.

the brothers moeckel version 2

Calvin and Isaac encounter each other.