Gymnastics

Not only did we get a new brother this fall, we started gymnastics! Kelly's tiny size and freakish strength & endurance for a 2 year old combined with her love of climbing e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g and being upside down made us think that she would like it.

We were right.

Kelly started in September and found her little bit of heaven on earth at Kehler's Gym. They have amazing equipment, the staff is awesome and the every class has the kids rotating through different "obstacle courses" incorporating different skills and apparatus.

We were so smitten with the place that we signed Shannon up for the next session and now both girls go on Saturday mornings. Shannon and Kelly LOVE the trampolines.

Kelly is a great "spider Kelly" (walking along the parallel bars) and is always the most fearless kid when it comes to flipping on the uneven bars, climbing or jumping into the foam pit.

Shannon enjoys being old enough to be in a class with just kids (no parent helpers) and is really practicing her backwards rolls.

Christmas Tree 2011

We headed out to Linvilla on a sunny Sunday afternoon to chop down our Christmas tree. Hard to believe that we're four years into this family tradition.

Some things were the same:

The day was gorgeous




Kelly loved the little trees


Shannon loved the stumps

It was just as much about the hot chocolate as the tree

One notable difference:

Seamus: One Month

He's big! At 2.5 weeks Seamus weighed in at 11 pounds and as "experienced parents" we don't got back for an official weigh in until 6 weeks. Until then, we'll just measure his cuteness.

Super Cute.

Seamus is a pretty chill guy and doing a good job of being a baby. Eat, sleep, pee, poop, repeat. He is a night owl but once we get him down around midnight, he gives us 3-4 hour stretches at night. Days are filled lots of snoozing, tummy time with his big sisters and man time with Daddy while Mommy gets her early evening nap in. Current nicknames are Boo Boo Chicken, Buddy and Seamo (with Shanno and Kello already in the house, I think this one might stick).

Seamus had his first bottle this week. It was a family affair.

Kelly, my little assistant and lover of all things baby, was sooo excited to give him the bottle. (She has been asking about it daily since he came home from the hospital.) She took over the feeding after the first ounce or so.

Love you, mister!

Seamus Meets the Elephant

Here's our little guy at one week. As everyone keeps saying, "you're so little but so big!"

Just like his sisters he's a good eater. At his first trip to the pediatrician he was almost back up to his birth weight.

So far, he's been a pretty laid back dude. Still sleeping a lot, but so sweet and content when he is awake.

Meet Seamus

It's a boy!

Seamus Christopher McGee was born on Nov 3, 2011 at 5:06 pm.

He's a big guy: 9 pounds, 3 ounces and 22 inches long.

His sisters are the teensiest, tiniest bit excited.

But then again, so are we.

Love you cutie pie!

Thank You Rosie!

Catching up on summer pics... here are the adorable outfits that Rosie made for the girls. They were very excited to find heart pockets and even more excited to find dollar bills hidden in the heart pockets!

Better Late Than Never!

Way back in July we got to go to the Phillies stadium for a special season ticket holders day at the ballpark. It was so fun! First, we got painted up! The Phanatic for Shannon and a baseball for Kelly.

Then down to the field. A little homage to our favorite player Shane Victorino...

...some practice swings in the on deck circle...

...Shannon and Daddy threw some pitches in the bullpen...

...and then down to the underbelly of the stadium. We were busy down there. The girls did a quick press conference...

...took some batting practice...

... and saw the Phanatic's locker room (it was locked, oh man).

Fun fact: All doors in Citizen's Bank Park have braille on them except for one!

And then we got to go inside the locker room. Kelly was so excited she did a somersault (hello, random!). We were very excited to see that Shane Victorino keeps all of his stuff in a cubby just like the girls do at school.

Then we chowed down on free ballpark food and headed home. Great day!

Belly Pic

Oh, poor neglected blog... I'm so sorry that I haven't posted ANYTHING good in so long. Perhaps I will go on a pre-baby spree and put a bunch of pics from the summer. (Perhaps...) At least I can promise that their will soon be lots of new baby pics here.

Here's Baby McGee 3 at 37 weeks pregnant. We're all getting excited to meet you!

Kelly Loves...

We're ready for college football season!

Rainbows and Pirates

Sometime in the spring, Shannon announced that for her birthday she wanted a Rainbow Pirate party. Um, okay...

What exactly is a Rainbow Pirate Party?

I learned over time that people would come dressed in their rainbow clothes or as pirates, there would be rainbow decorations and we would give out treasure boxes.

And, we would need a cool cake.

I was super excited to find a rainbow cake recipe online and Chris worked the magic on the exterior of the cake. It appears the many hours we've all spent watching Cake Boss as a family have really paid off!

We had a beautiful day and a great time celebrating with our friends at the pool today. Happy Birthday, Shannon!

Disney Favorites

We had such a good trip. Highlights: meeting the characters, lunch with the princesses, opening the park 3 days in a row, Shannon and Daddy riding the big rides, Kelly and Mommy riding a lot of trains, Kelly's bear, dancing outside of the castle, the girls going crazy at parades, gigantic family nap on Monday afternoon, nighttime swimming at the hotel pool, 2 very good girls!

Zoom in on the front row!

I wanna go back!