Twins

Here is our 3D photo of froglegs from his/her ultrasound last week. Look familiar?

Bookworm

The other day I was distracted by the sound of little pitter-pattering feet running back and forth from their room to the couch and came around the corner to catch Luke in action:

He carried almost every single one of his books to the couch, then sat down and demanded I read. At least he seems to have improved on my method: I did the same thing at about his age, but I carried them one by one. 

Christmas Tree, by Luke

Luke has been so excited every day to wake up and come out to see the Christmas tree, and Tuesday he was rewarded with the chance to decorate! He was very patient all day, being told he had to wait for dad to come home to start, and only sneaking a few giant ornaments on the tree beforehand. 

With Ken as designated distributor and picture-taker, Luke was very gentle and even shared some ornaments with mama so they didn't all end up on the bottom half of the tree. 

He didn't demand more when they were all gone and only tried to climb into the tree once, to get an ornament way back on the branches. 

My favorite parts of the tree? 

These ones. 

Brief Moments of Motherly Genius

do not come often enough, in my case. But when they do, I am extremely grateful for the divine help. 

Voila! Corn kernels, kitchen utensils, a baking sheet, and an empty egg carton.

But what about the mess? You may be wondering. Surprisingly, Luke was very fastidious in his playing, carefully picking up every kernel whenever there was a spill.

Until mom walked by and accidentally kicked the egg carton, spilling kernels everywhere. 

Motherly genius, indeed.

Turkeys

This year I am thankful for some of our oldest friends (as a couple) the Tanners, who hosted our joint Thanksgiving dinner and then joined us for some game-playing once the babes were in bed.

 

I am also grudgingly grateful for the just-cool-enough weather that let us try out the Houston Thanksgiving Parade without jackets and other such warm gear. 

We were also incredibly grateful that we could host Uncle Matto and Beka for a fun weekend full of games. Even for Luke, who played (and played, and played) Mousetrap for the first time and loved every minute of it.





Food, friends, and family. Couldn't ask for a better weekend.