Moving...

This by far was the most fun move we have ever done.  Staying in the same apartment building and just moving four floors down definitely has its perks.  I've never moved in paper bags before.  Or without a truck of some sort.  

I'd load up the hallway, Daniel loaded up the elevator, and would go load by load.  

The whole process when super fast. 

My favorite part was taking the Christmas tree...fully decorated.  

Mama? What happened to my highchair? 

Living room as we moved in. 

Dining room and hall

Starting to feel more like home. 

O Christmas Tree

True to tradition, we started decorating our tree soon after Thanksgiving. 

It's okay to laugh.  I do every time I see that 'stache. 

Siah used his ornaments for a microphone whenever he could. 

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving with the Lovelands and Gillespies 

All ready to walk out the door!

Pam makes the table beautiful 

Nancy cuts the....chicken. 

Banning the men from the kitchen. 

Service with a smile. 

Seth with the smallest guest. 

Simeon showing off the newest family member. 

Siah delighted to delve into new toys. 

Family gathering 

Definitely worked too hard in the kitchen. 

Meli Comes to Town

Meli came all the way to Taiwan just to visit us. 

We wore her out by taking her to see as much as we possibly could.

Siah used up the rest of her free time.

Ali just loved smiling at her. 

We love her. 

Thanksgiving craft

This is one of those posts where things look much calmer and productive than they actually were.  

I'd feel guilty if I didn't admit that. 

However, we ended up with a cool craft that I took a picture of and threw away when it turned brown. 

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Cat in a Hat

Josiah turned two.  We couldn't stop him. It just happened. Two years flew by in the blink of an eye. 

Now my baby boy is a little boy. 

We had to celebrate with his favorite book. 

After all, we read it at least twice a day. 

Cat in the Hat Cupcakes 

Frosting just minutes before the party started. Typical. 

We held the party in the community room at our apartment complex.  The ball pit just added to the fun. 

For the first time he seemed interested in more than just the card. 

Play-doh.  I can hardly wait!! 

Happy Birthday, Josiah. King of the Day. 

Aliyah, guess what!! Mama got her blog up and running again.

Oh! Cool!!  Uh, what's a blog?

 

J: Oh, it's that thing that she puts all these embarrassing pictures of us on that we will groan about when we're teens.
A: Ack! Sounds awful! 

Nah, it's not so bad...

I'm used to it. You just have to look cute and Mama will take your picture and post  it.

Huh, I think I can manage that.

Pay no attention to that little girl over there. She's just a doll...