I Heard Said the Bird

Thanksgiving 2017

My photos of this year are pitiful! What was I thinking?! I don’t even have a picture of our lovely day at Grandma Kathleen’s house (so sorry Grandma!).

I have Thomas being sweet to my baby (as always).

The little boys doing the one activity we had (why didn’t I plan some this year?!)

Getting the tree the day after.

The boys playing Mass...so may concelebrants!

My baby being oh so pious.

Thomas being sweet again.

And our thanksgiving visit to Grandpa Burda’s house.

Better than nothing I guess!

I was really debating whether it was a good idea to drive 45 minutes by myself to visit friends passing thru for Thanksgiving. And I knew it would be rough coming home because it would be well past bedtime. But when I realized we hadn’t seen the Klein’s in over a year, I knew we had to go, and it was totally worth it.

You know it’s been too long when you never saw your friend pregnant AND you didn’t know her baby was already 8 weeks old!

Augustine was in heaven. Baby holding is his favorite...just look at her!

Elias and Marilyn were instant best friends. He doesn’t usually take to people quite that fast, but he was smitten.

Lewis keeps careful track of the baby holding line.

They made a delicious venison dinner for us, the kids played, we caught up over sips of wine, and decided we better not let a whole year pass again.

Big Kid Stuff

Augustine is a really good baker. He made the nut bread at G&G’s all by himself, with Grandma Susan telling him each step. It was delicious!

He also helped her clean more than once to get ready for the holiday.

He and Mom had a fun evening, along with Lewis. They played all sorts of games, and it’s fun to listen to them decide which one is next because they are the same 5 games they always play, and the names are like “The Cat Game” or “The Doctor Game” or “The Firefighter Game” and they all know exactly what they are taking about. It makes me laugh.

He was having a really rough evening tonight as I put up a few Advent decorations, so I put magnatiles and bells on the table. Instant calm.

Fun With Family

Lewis and Nicholas played for hours without a pause or a squabble. They played so well that I left Lewis with them for an extra few hours and he came home later! They had SO many ideas.

Sewing my new kitchen curtains with Grandma Susan. She came to my house and decided they needed a little fixing.

Everyone ready for bed...

tricked ya! Everyone ready to swim with Grandma Kathleen! We just needed to stay warm on the drive, and not pack extra clothes for the drive home.

Helping with fall clean up...

Opening a pomegranate with Daddy. Always a fall highlight.

Playing with Grandma Kathleen!

Last Year at Home

Lewis is still home half days with me, and I can’t believe he will be gone all day next year.

When he lets himself get into serious playing mode, it’s really fun to watch. He does a lot of activities, but spends a lot of time at each one. I don’t even really notice he’s moved on because he’s pretty quiet when he gets int he zone.