'Tis the Season

Christmas is by far my favorite time of year, but I just can't get into it prior to Thanksgiving. It all gets so lumped together and I feel like we miss out on the fall celebrations by rushing Christmas. Anyway, all that to say we are now officially ready for the season! Uptown decorates to the nines each Christmas and it's become our family tradition to go uptown on the day after Thanksgiving. Carver and Springer loved all the trees, lights, toy soldiers and reindeer. G's family typically spends Thanksgiving with us and joins in this little jaunt. They were not able to come this year and were dearly missed! Carver's pants had matching toy soldiers...he thought that was quite cool!


Springer loved the 'balls' (one of her most favorite words!)

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

We spent a wonderful evening with two sets of friends and are stuffed to the brim with G's famous fried turkey and all the fixings. The kids enjoyed playing with their friends and were worn out by the time we got home tonight. At Springer's bed time we sing the song Goodnight, Sweetheart complete with "ba-ba-du-bum-bum"; as soon as she finished her dinner she began singing that part of the song to herself! We end this evening with full bellies and hearts full of thanks; we have been blessed much. Happy Thanksgiving!

Carver & Wesley

Carver, Jack & Ellie

Springer & Walker navigate sharing a wagon and her baby!

 

Caroline's Wedding!

Thanks to Micah and Tricia, G and I were able to sneak away for a wonderfully long weekend at the Four Seasons in celebration of my dear college roommate's (all 4 years!) wedding. We had a terrific time, caught up with great friends and stayed up until the wee hours of the morning enjoying the festivities. Caroline was beautiful and she and Matt are relaxing in Hawaii this evening. Congratulations, Lou!


the three suitemates: me, Caroline and Elizabeth

 

Thank you, Micah & Tricia!

Micah & Tricia, Thanks so, so much for keeping Carver and Springer so that we could get a weekend away to enjoy the wedding festivities. I know they had a ball; Carver has talked and talked about all y'all did together. Thank you for loving them so well. I am so thankful for you three. I hope you got a nap this afternoon! 

A quick, funny story...

So Carver's reading has really taken off of late. Letters and words have always come quickly for him and he's become really good at picking out words on signs we pass on the street or in stores. This has all been quite fun...until yesterday afternoon. The children and I were in Marshalls...long line...very crowded...merchandise all around us...we're just waiting. At the end of the line I noticed a very large display of 'Playboy' merchandise-clocks, I think. Well, as we neared the display Carver suddenly noticed two words he could read and began shouting (truly, shouting) "Mommy, 'Playboy', ' Playboy'. 'Playboy'!" He really must have shouted this 4 times. I am sure I turned a million shades of red as I tried to quiet him, praise him for his good reading and then loudly proclaimed, "Yes, Carver that is a compound word, like we've been talking about-very good reading! (the truth, but in hindsight it sounds pretty desperate!)" That boy keeps me on my toes!