November!

I had every intention of only posting a few photos from the highlights of November, like Grandma and Pop coming to visit, Thanksgiving and picking out our Christmas tree.  But then I started going through my camera roll and it felt like they were all highlights in this little life of ours, so here you go...a million pictures recapping one very fast month over here.  ;)

- K

A boy turned 4 months!

And practiced lots of tummy time.

I posted this on IG, and laughed when I saw it again.  The room is a disaster but you couldn't tell at all on IG.  So here you go...the real deal.  ;)

We ran out of diapers one day, and ended up in big sister's left over pull ups.  Let's be honest...he'll be seeing these Hello Kitty pull ups again some day.  It would be just plain wasteful to throw them all out!  ;)

Dinner at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co with Grandma and Pop!  Our side of the booth is getting pretty full.  :)

Grandma and Row!

We went to the aquarium and all we got was this lousy picture.  ;)

Pop and the boy!

Cutest guy.

More often than not this guy ends up with something on his head when he's nursing.  A toy standing on top, a headband...the big sisters always leave their calling card.  ;)

She wanted me to take her pic on top of this rock.  Cute lil thing.

He's definitely not running low on kisses around here.

Favorites.

Row started eating solids!  This was actually his very first taste...he was unsure about the whole thing.

We got to attend Lyla's Veteran's Day celebration at school.  There was a 21 gun salute and everything!

We had our first snow!  It was about a 1/4 inch, and only stuck to the streets and driveway.  But the girls bundled up anyways and raced outside for driveway snow angels.

Lyla lost her first tooth!

Love that toothless smile!  On both of them!  ;)

Such a handsome little guy.

Bundled up!

He won't take a paci or his thumb, but he does love to chew on his blankies...which is something his daddy did when he was little.  :)

There were lots of Big Sister cuddles!

And lots of bath play time.  :)

Mr. Chunkers

And another tooth gone!

We made Thanksgiving cupcakes for Evie's class.

She had a few "tastes."

There was lots of practicing our pouty "PLEEEEEEEAAAAASSEEE" faces.

And we learned to grab our toes!

And we took more bath pictures.  ;)

We had an impromptu Fancy Nancy night!  We were meeting dad at a local burger & beer place called Lion's Tap.  The girls declared it the King's Crown and accessorized to the max.

Thanksgiving morning cuddles.  :)

Row lookin' all dapper with his dad.

We headed to Hudson, WI for dinner with Goan and Dave!

Thanksgiving selfies.  :)

First Thanksgiving!

Coloring butterflies with my girl.

The whole crew!

That weekend we picked up our tree!

And put up our decorations with so many helpful little hands.  ;)

Row decided he was ready for some meat and snagged bacon off my plate when I wasn't looking!

It was a pretty good month.  :)

The Fairest Weekend (and Unfairest Blog Post) of Them All

OK, this is the deal.  A week or more ago I spent a precious 2 hours of time writing this blog.  I say a precious 2 hours because I mean a precious 2 hours.  Every minute counts these days in getting anything done, but instead of doing something I needed to do I did something I wanted to do...because sometimes you get to make that choice.  Then after those 2 hours were done the blog refreshed and...blank screen.  There was nothing.  No words.  No pictures.  Wasted Time. 

There was rage and fury on my part but I think I managed to hold back the tears.  I have not, however, been able to let go of my grudge towards this blog or the internet or modern technology in general.  The problem is, I can't just never post these pictures because I do want the memories recorded.  So I guess they're just not going to be as pretty as they originally were because (I don't think I've ever said this overused saying before but) I. Just. Can't.  #bitterpartyofone ;)

Anyways, here's the long and short of it:

A) Ryan's friend, Jeff, came into town.  We went to the State Fair and ate too many chocolate chip cookies.  It was very fun.

B) The next day Jeff left and Goan came to watch the handsomest tiny man in the history of the world so we could take his big sisters to Valley Fair (nearby amusement park) for one last hoorah before school started.  It was a blast and much deserved for those little cuties.  They've been the best little helpers, and have handled waiting around while mama tends to the baby and being quiet while baby sleeps and being careful because baby is a baby so much better than I thought they would.  It was so nice to get a little break from all that and just be silly and loud and crazy for an afternoon.

Here are some pics!  :)

- K

State Fair!

Valley Fair!