Pintrest worthy

Thursday's thanksgiving was a grand success. 12 people, 13 dishes, lots of fun and countless laughs. The table was beautiful:

And for the first time, I feel like I made food that was really good too! In case anyone wants it for later on, here are the recipes:

• Turkey: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/good-eats-roast-turkey-recipe.html
• Cranberry sauce: http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/slow-cooker-cranberry-sauce-recipe/
• Squash: http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/quinoa-stuffing-recipe-quinoa-butternut-squash-cranberries-pistachios/
• Creamed corn: http://www.foodiecrush.com/2013/11/5-ingredient-slow-cooker-creamed-corn/
• Green beans: http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/healthier-green-bean-casserole/
• Stuffing: thank you stove top!
• Sinful potatoes & fluff: ask Caroline and Carol :o)

Story time

Yesterday before the crazy started, Jean volunteer to read a book. ALL of the little ones were excited to listen...

Okay maybe we can't translate max's posture as excited... but at least he's pointing in the right direction. 

The littlest one though, she was excited.

Big girl

We had m's 6 month appointment today. Here are the stats:

Yup, she's big. And a trooper! 4 shots and she was still totally done crying before we got to the car. Can't keep this girl from smiling for long. To prove it - some shots from daycare...

And oh yeah, she sits up now :o)

6 months!

So two in a row for m, but I couldn't pass up the lemur shots on her half birthday.

You, my dear, are a sturdy baby. I'm thinking ballet might not be in your future, but you might end up being the swimmer. At bath time tonight you splashed as I have never seen a baby splash before. You should have seen max flee to the corner of the bathroom :o)

Your arms and legs are pretty much always moving, and nothing is safe from your death grip (especially not hair). Generally once gripped things are straight to your mouth, though interestingly enough that doesn't seem to be the pattern for food. That just gets tossed straight to the floor...


The only hair that seems to be growing is the stuff on the very top of your head which I attempted to braid this morning. Fun, but not particularly practical.

Happy half birthday baby girl. Keep being awesome.

The state of m

Oh hi baby awesome.

You are, with out a doubt, an awesome baby.

You are amazingly friendly, and love to smile at anyone willing to smile back.

And oh my god those cheeks.

Adorable, without being too serious.

Thank you for being so awesome m. Don't grow up too fast, ok? I'm having too much fun snuggling you.

The state of C

So what's new with C...

Well turns out she's an awesome three year old. LOTs of energy, and loves anything that involves moving her body. She also loves m.

The two of them sit across from each other during dinner and c will do anything for a laugh from m. When not at the table she will often be found right next to m asking her to "give me that smile face". Cracks me up every time. m's a fan too :o)

As we've worked to establish a workable evening routine things have shifted so most nights Alex and c get some quality time together (including bath time) while I'm nursing m and putting her down. If the girl wasn't a daddy's girl before, she definitely is now.

Not to say that I never get the chance to wrangle both of the little ones...

Anyway.. she's an amazing kid. Beautiful inside and out.

Watch out word - there's no ceiling for this one :o)

And... We're back

One of the things that marks a really good photographer is their ability to capture someone's personality within a picture. Other than Alex looking happy to have his picture taken in this one, I think Kaitlin nailed it...

We're still here, C's still three, and m's still loving everything :o) More updates to come this week.

One last Halloween picture

Friday the girls brought their costumers to school for Halloween. I had seen some pictures of the two of them independently, but just got this one:

It's c and her classmate next to their little siblings, and I LOVE how serious c is about the whole situation.