8 months

Sophia

8 months old, 5.5 teeth, 2 naps, orange (but not green) veggies, applesauce (but not bananas), sensitive tummy, sunny disposition, loves chasing her brother, 

Loved.

Jesus Storybook Bible

I’ve mentioned The Jesus Storybook Bible before.  It’s been part of Caleb’s bedtime routine for almost a year now.  Caleb often requests it during the day as well.  When we started reading it, Caleb was too young to sit for an entire story, so we would abbreviate the stories or simply look through the pictures.  All that to say, it’s been a great resource for our family.  Yesterday I came across several youtube animations of the Christmas story as it’s told in The Jesus Storybook Bible.  Check them out if you’re interested in the book, need a few minutes of entertainment, or you just want to hear the Christmas story told with a British accent. 

Snowmen (and boy)

 

Acorn eyes, carrot noses, stick arms…snowmen!

Someone looking through the window wishing she could join in the fun. 

Expensive Entertainment

This time someone else paid the bill.

What a difference 2 years makes.

January 2009

December 2010

Sophia

    Confusion

Curiosity

Joy

Celebrating Thanksgiving

This past Thanksgiving weekend, we spent Thursday at home:

eating pumpkin pancakes, smiling, baking, relaxing

and enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with the fancy plates. 

On Friday, we traveled to my parents’ place, where we enjoyed their company,

their toys,

their books,

and their carpet. 
(Sophia’s trying to figure out how to move on carpet in this picture.)

By the time we were at Luke’s parents’ place on Saturday, Sophia had figured out how to crawl on carpet and get to those toys she desperately wanted to eat.  Luke also found his shoebox full of old track medals, his boy scout badges, and his old piggy bank.  We also discovered his high school ID badges, which have some awesome pictures on them.

We have much to be thankful for—tiny new family members, family that lives close enough to visit, good books, good toys, good food, siblings that play with our kids, one child who sleeps in the car.  We are rich.