Can you believe he is two weeks old already!?

Pondering life, at such an early age

I make this elf suit look GOOD!

The Papparazzi flashes made him cross his eyes.

Happy Two-Week Birthday to George! 

Welcome to the world George Stephen!

We welcomed George Stephen McNally into our family on December 14, 2011 at 7:49 AM.  He weighed 9 pounds, 2 ounces and was 21 inches long.  He is a doll baby, a great sleeper and such a joyful addition to our family.  The girls are adjusting fairly well and are very interested in their baby brother.  We couldn't have been given a better Christmas present.  We love you George!

Pregnancy Stories

The girls have been pretty funny and cute about my growing stomach and the upcoming birth of the next McNally.  Early on, Judd nicknamed the baby "Baby Uno" to reflect our relief of only having one child this time!  Lucy was trying to open a drawer in the kitchen and she bumped it into my belly.  She looked up and said, "Excuse me, Uno." 

We've been trying to get them interested in potty training so I've been talking it up recently.  This morning, I went to the "potty", explaining what I was doing before going in the bathroom.  Apparently rather soon after that, I again said, "Mommy has to potty".  Claire looks at me, tilts her head and says, "Mommy has to potty AGAIN?".  Yes Claire, you try having someone kicking your bladder all day long!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Party at the Notos

Pumpkin carving with Grandma and Grandad

Halloween with the Madison Street McNallys

Claire and Lucy had a blast on Halloween! They were a little timid trick-or-treating until they realized that there was candy involved! Grandad came over to see them in their costumes. We finished off the night with chili and apple cider with Aunt Julie, Grami Tami, Uncle Ted, Aunt Kelly, Nora and Jimmy. Claire was a strawberry and Lucy was a cupcake.

Fancy Nancy's

The girls love to play dress-up! Their favorite books are the Fancy Nancy series right now. Anytime they decide to accessorize, they refer to themselves as "Fancy Nancy. Here are the pictures from our latest fashion show/photo-op. These girls just make me smile!

McNally Family Vacation

YUM! Ice cream!!

Evening at the Lighthouse

Playing at the beach/park

Back in June, the McNally's went on vacation in Michigan. Grami Tami rented a house on Beaver Island. We had a wonderful time! The cousins had a fabulous time playing together and having a sleepover every night. The island was a two hour fairy boat ride away. The girls had a blast on "the big boat". We played at the beach, went to the park and the girls enjoyed their first ice cream cones. It was a fantastic week!

"I go Notre Dame"

We went to see the Notre Dame band march through campus for the first time this year. We went with Aunt Kelly, Grandma, Grandad and cousins, Nick, Max, Nora and Jimmy. The girls had a blast! Claire kept saying the whole day, "I go Notre Dame". When I asked Lucy if she wanted to go to school at Notre Dame, she responded with, "Ooh, yeah, it's pretty.".

The girls also said goodbye to our wonderful babysitter this week. They LOVE it when Jordan comes to play. While Claire will have to wait a few years, Jordan IS in fact heading off to ND this week. Hopefully she will still come back on breaks and in the summer. (Or, if she was like me in college, she will want to babysit in order to have $$ to go out!). We'll miss you Jordan!