The Simple Things-The Tree

Brothers' First Christmas (tree) Together!

A New Playpen

Yesterday Edgar discovered a new sort of playpen for Noah. He can sit in it easily and when his toys fall, they fall near by, easily within reach to grab again.


Noah was very content to sit in his toy box (from Tristan's toy shelves) and chew on this toys.


Tristan saw this and wanted in too. After much convincing (that he wouldn't fit in there too) Tristan decided to try his lunch box and proudly told me, "I fit in, Mommy."


Later he got into a grocery bag...


Until sillyness overcame him.

Eventually we went back to Tristan's toy shelf and emptied another toy box for him to use.


And the boys hung out together awhile in their boxes...


Until more silliness broke out,


followed shortly by a fit (it was bedtime).

Remembering Warmer Days

This is a photo I took this summer with Tristan and my dad fishing at Grandma's lake. Although I couldn't get out to take any scenic photos I did go back and convert this one to black and white. And as I sit in 30 degree weather it is nice to day dream about warmer summer days...

Turkey Masterpiece

Somewhere on the internet I saw the idea for these cute turkey hand prints so on Wednesday I set up Tristan's paints to make a Turkey Masterpiece. Tristan complied very nicely as I bossed him, "open your hand," "let me paint your hand," "don't close your hand," "don't touch anything." After the Turkey Masterpiece was finished he got to make his very own Masterpiece which he decided was for his Nama. How sweet :)

I'm thankful for...

my sweet little Noah, the newest addition to my gang of boys, oh how I love every chubby inch of him!



my ENERGENIC toddler, whom I grow to love more and more everyday.



and for Edgar, the leader of the gang, awesome father and husband.

My Literary Baby