Christmas Card Picture Attempts

I tried on numerous occasions to set up my own "studio" in an attempt to get a couple of good pictures of Evan for a Christmas card. Here are a few samples of the different pictures that I tried to take. As you can see, he wasn't too excited about a couple of situations that I put him in. Even though I only used 1 or 2 of those pictures, I still think he looks pretty cute in all of the them.

1st Bottle Feeding

Nick has been great about changing Evan's dirty diapers, burping him after he eats, giving him baths, and just about everything that goes with caring for a newborn. The only thing that Nick hadn't been able to do up to this point was feed Evan because I am breast feeding and hadn't started pumping yet. I finally got all of the parts for the pump and tried it out. I got enough milk for one feeding and Nick was SO EXCITED to finally be able to feed his little boy. It was really cute to watch Nick talk to Evan while he was feeding him.

Daddy finally got to feed Evan!

The New Schnittker Cousins

Gianni 4 1/2 months old and Evan almost 1 month old

Evan's 1st Trip to Guernsey County

The day after Thanksgiving we made the long trip down to Guernsey County to visit with my family. We all had a great time and several people got to see Evan for the first time. Nick was excited because he was able to go deer hunting even though he wasn't too excited about navigating all of the big hills. Since I am still on maternity leave, we didn't have to rush back home and were able to stay until Wednesday morning.

Four Generations
Mamaw Larrick, Great-Grandpa Tom, Evan and me

Great-Grandpa Tom and all of his Larrick great-grandkids.
Caleb, Noah, Great-Grandpa Tom, Evan, and Aubrey

Great-Aunt Jeaneen

Uncle Hoss

Nathaniel was excited to finally meet "Baby Snickers."

Anne, Nathaniel and Luke visiting with Evan.

Nick, Hoss, and Mom getting in some bonding time.

I was so excited that Anne was able to stop by to see Evan.

Caleb and Noah checking out their new cousin.

Caleb finally decided that he wanted to hold Evan. He did a great job!

Thanksgiving with the Schnittker's

 Erin with Evan and Kelly with Gianni

 Gianni and his Aunt Kelly

 Evan hanging out with Grandpa Schnittker

 Evan and Grandpa Schnittker taking a nap... too much turkey.

 Seth taking his turn holding Evan.

Grandma Schnittker finally got her chance to hold Evan too. Notice that Evan is sleeping in just about every picture. He slept for about five hours straight that day!

Thanksgiving with the Adams Family

 Emily, Mason and Evan

Emily and Mason loving on their cousin "Baby Evan"

Thank You Mamaw!

Mamaw Larrick came up to stay with us for several days. She was such a big help and we all loved having her here. Unfortunately, she had to leave to take care of her other grandbabies at home who missed her. It was really hard to say goodbye, but we knew that we would see her again at Thankgiving. Thanks for all of your help Mamaw! We love you!

Evan didn't want Mamaw to leave.

Mamaw didn't want to leave Evan.