Happy Thanksgiving!

This Thanksgiving was extra special since we had baby Bryce here with us to celebrate. We enjoyed a quiet morning at home with just the four of us. I made one of Ryan's favorite dishes, egg, cheese and Portuguese sausage casserole, for breakfast that all of us enjoyed. After nap time we went over to mom and dad Hooper's house for a nice Thanksgiving meal. My mom outdid herself as usual and we had such a lovely meal and time of fellowship. My mom made a turkey and we all wrote what we were thankful for on the feathers and shared it with the family. Carter was thankful for his horsey who he sleeps with every night and his grandparents who spoil him on both sides of the family. After our turkey devotional we went downstairs and played some games with the kids. Carter loves playing "Ring Around the Rosie." Playing with the kids was a lot of fun. Carter and his cousin Cailyn are great buddies and they love playing together. Carter loves giving hugs to Cailyn and she is always a great sport about it even though half the time Carter knocks her over. I was so proud to get a family photo of us on Thanksgiving, even though Carter wouldn't necessarily cooperate. Bryce wore a special Thanksgiving outfit that said "Baby's 1st Thanksgiving" on his shirt and Carter dressed up in a handsome sport jacket that his Aunt Carolyn gave to him. What handsome Correia boys! We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Big Brother Carter

We are so proud of Carter's wonderful adjustment to being a big brother at only 19 months. Ever since Bryce came home from the hospital Carter has been such a gentle and loving big brother. He loves giving Bryce hugs and kisses even though often his kisses are open-mouthed. Carter holds out his hands to show us he wants to hold Bryce. He has tried picking him up, since he sees mommy and daddy carrying and holding him all the time, but has been instructed not to do this. He can only hold Bryce while he is sitting down and with mommy or daddy next to him. When Carter is playing and hears Bryce crying he stops what he is doing and goes to check Bryce out. Today I was in the kitchen getting lunch ready and Bryce started crying. I peeked in because he stopped crying and I saw the cutest thing...Carter found Bryce's binky and put it in his mouth. My heart melted at Carter's kindness. First of all, it's amazing Carter didn't suck on Bryce's binky to begin with and second of all Bryce doesn't usually like binkies. I think he just took it because Carter gave it to him and he already admires his big brother. Ryan and I love our little guys and cannot thank God enough for our family of four!