Our very first Christmas home together!

Those of you dreaming for your white Christmas in Oklahoma please; do no more dreaming, unless you are planning to come help us shovel. Mommy moved south so she wouldn't have to shovel and we do not want to hear anymore complaints from her! Daddy helping Ethan open up a Christmas gift
Mommy helping Kian open a gift from Great Auntie Joan and Great Uncle Jerry

Kian dancing to Daddy's new CD

Santa said...

SANTA said...

if we were good boys he'd stop at our house. We've already discussed how we're going to gather treats for his reindeer...Kian will save all his carrots that he usually just throws on the floor or hides in his bib and we'll put them out so Rudolph can find his way to our house. Dad told us if we switched to whole milk from formula and drank from our sippy cups instead of bottles, he would help Santa find his way to the Madjid house. So- deal is a deal and we're DONE with bottles and formula- no questions asked- no fits thrown- all in less than 48hours.

We're good little boys, aren't we?? Merry Christmas to all!

our new long johns

Too cute to pass up!! Thanks, 'Auntie Amber', for the adorable long johns! We love them!! We'll see you soon!

Our 1st Birthday Party!

It was nothing too big, but definitely a special day. We got to open presents and eat our very 1st cupcake. Of course, Mom made it a Curious George themed birthday party!

Kian & Daddy opening up a present

Ethan & Daddy playing with our birthday present
With our birthday hats ready to eat some birthday cake!

Do you think it was good?

Kian agrees! Yes, please excuse my pink bib, we were borrowing one from our cousin!!

Happy 1st Birthday, Kian & Ethan! You are our miracles!

A full year later we are still miracles!

What a difference one year makes. Can you believe at 2:29pm December 12, 2008, Kian Peter was born weighing 2lb 6oz and clinging to life?At 2:30pm Ethan Lawrence was born weighing 2lbs 7oz. An amazing year!

We have A LOT to be thankful for and remembered that as we stuffed our faces with our birthday cake today. Never in a million years did we expect to be doing some of the things we can do today. We remember Ryan Antonio today too, missing him, but know he's in a good place!

Mom has put together a slide show of pics from birth til now. Thank you to everyone for the prayers!!

Do they know it's Christmas time??

We've figured out what those beautiful packages with pretty bows are under that prickly green tree. Although we're being good so far and haven't opened any of the packages, we have pushed them around the house and sat on them and even plotted together to get the bow un-tied. We spend many minutes playing with these packages when Mom is busy picking up or preparing our lunch. Shhhh...don't tell her! By the way...IT'S ONE WEEK BEFORE OUR 1ST BIRTHDAY!!!!

Ethan pushing a present

In trouble...together!

Kian figuring out the bow

GUILTY face!

Waiting patiently...

Mom couldn't resist taking this picture. We're waiting patiently behind her dam that is preventing us from reaching Zio's food and water. Are we waiting patiently for Zio so we can play???? or Are we waiting patiently for the right moment so we can attack the dog dishes and play in the food and water...you be the judge!

Thanksgiving!

A very happy Thanksgiving as we gave thanks to ALL we are thankful for. We sure do have a lot! We celebrated the holiday with Uncle Steve, Auntie Buffy and our cousins from Nebraska. We enjoyed every minute of it. Once all the festivities were over, we decorated our Christmas tree with Mom and Dad. Here we are before placing the star on top of the tree.

We went to the park with cousins' Maris & Tiffany. It's our very first time to be in a swing. We did enjoy it for a bit, but it was pretty cold and windy so it's hard to smile.

Eskimo kisses with Uncle Steve

Dinner time at the Zoo with Auntie Buffy and cousins Maris & Tiffany

Kian is helping Mom & Dad hang the outdoor Christmas lights...with cousin Maris...or are we organizing and reorganizing the clips??...either way- we are GREAT helpers!

Just us...hanging out, looking like big boys!!

Giving thanks for all we have!

We heard a rumor?????

We heard a rumor that Santa Claus may be coming to town here in a few weeks? Of course, we're on our best behavior so we can get on the nice list. Here we are practicing for the audition for Santa's elves. Pretty cute, aren't we?

The sounds of little squeals...

The sound of little squeals has never been such a welcomed sound in our house. It's been a long 2 weeks of really ill children which resulted in worry, long days and nights, multiple doctors appointments and even a trip to the ER for dehydration. But, we think this illness is finally leaving us and Kian is slowly returning to his normal hyper self. Mom even enjoyed seeing him steal a toy away from Ethan this morning. It meant her Kiki was back!!

Kiki using Mom as his jungle gym

The boys playing with each other- growling and squealing!

Ethan doing the worm. It's his rendition of a crawl.

Thank the lord for our health back! Now we have to let Mom & Dad catch up on A LOT of missed sleep!

Here's a boring short video of them moving and making sounds for the grandparents!

11 months old!

Yes, we've hit 11months old already. We're all ready for the big O-N-E! We've been pretty ill the past 2 weeks and have been back and forth to the doctor's office multiple times. But, we're both now on antibiotics, probiotics and Mom & Dad's last nerve, but hopefully we're on the mend and will be back to healthy for the Thanksgiving holiday. It's kinda been fun...we've had "boys day" on several occasions because Dad has had to stay home with sick boys but we'd rather spend time with Daddy on better terms. Maybe next time he'll take us to the zoo??!!

Here's a Daddy day where he tried to do Ethan's hair!

Here's Kian acting cool for the camera in his high chair. Did we mention his 2 new favorite foods?? Whole grain toast and cheerios!

Ethan excited for his next meal!

Kian playing with the magnets on the fridge

We're praying to be back to healthy soon. No more fevers, runny noses, ear infections, tonsilitis or other stuff...until then...

Kian's 1st hairs cut

Mom attempted to give me my 1st haircut because people had been commenting on my poofy-hair. Yes, it's a good thing mommy is more into science than arts because my haircut takes some imagination when trying to see her style. But, she cut and styled with some gel all while I was shaking my head back and forth eating some yummy Cheerios. Of course, this picture was taken just before she took her first cut...

And Ethan looked on a laughed...just wait until she takes the scissors to your hair, brother!!

Getting some extra Vitamin D

Here we are enjoying the beautiful November weather. Mom took us outside and we played on the blanket in the grass. We had so much fun! More great weather to come...maybe another football game in our near future??

A very happy Halloween!

Halloween day we went to Mommy & Daddy's alma mater- TU - for their homecoming. We had a great time. We got to see a live band, a football game, and meet lots of new people. We were dressed from head to toe in TU gear. It was a beautiful day in the 70's so a great day to be out and about.

Ms. Lonnie (mommy's RN friend) gave us cute Halloween outfits which we sported the day before Halloween. A pumpkin and a ghost.

And finally, our Halloween costumes that we went trick-or-treating in. We had so much fun. Mom & Dad didn't allow us to collect any candy but they promised us we could next year!

Always rewarding to come home from work and be greeted by her beautiful boys. It can put a smile on any body's face to have this much love in their lives!

We can't believe it's already November...we're getting closer to the 1 year mark!