Fun lunch pics

Ainsley looks like a vampire but I assure you it's just raspberry flavored blood. I mean food.

Chaaaaa.





Eeeeze.

Getting ready for Christmas

Christmas is one of my favorite holidays. We don't have much accumulated yet as far as decorations. But I plan to add something each year to spruce up the holidays. Here are the cheap red bows I got 1/2 off. Hope the last through Christmas. We'll see.

This is our tree. We got it last year and yes it's prelit. I'm not that good with lights. I live that 1/2 the ornaments are mine and Patrick's from when we were kids and the others are ones we've gotten since we were married. (and yes all the presents are wrapped. That's always my goal by dec 1st-the big present is Ainsley's birthday present)






Here's my early Christmas present from Patrick. It's a cabinet we bought from a friend. I love it! And bc I was scared it would fall on the kids-Patrick drilled through the back of it into the wall-it's not going anywhere now.




My little helper.









Finn helped me do the advent paper chain story this morning. He only did 3 of the staples but loved the final project. Merry Christmas!!!!

Happy thanksgiving

First off let me say there are so many things I'm thankful for this year, including the crazy stl weather. Snow on Thanksgiving!

I'm thankful that God gave his only son so that me and my family could be redeemed. Having a son makes that sacrifice so much more real for me to understand. I'm thankful for my family and that we all live in stl so we can share holidays together. I'm happy I am married to such a wonderful man. I'm thankful for happy kids. I'm thankful that with meds and diet Finn is relatively healthy-no matter how much work it is. I'm thankful for all of my friends and how much they mean to me. Really I'm just very thankful this year!!! I understand more about the peril that I've been spared from, by God's grace, this past year and I'm so very thankful.

Here is Ainsley yesterday while we prepared for Thanksgiving at our house.


This morning I took Finn to kaldis for coffee since Patrick is so wonderful and cooks ALL the food for Thanksgiving. (yes, he does it all except dessert and one side-the entire meal-and it was delicious!) I thought it was colder outside so finn is in the biggest puffiest coat ever.


He quite reasonably got too hot in kaldis in the coat so we took it off and since I was holding two coffees I couldn't wiggle him back in his coat. so this is what I managed. He held onto his train the whole time though. ( and yes we were both in our jammies)


Ainsley all dressed up for lunch with the fam.


Crawling after cousins.





Happy Thanksgiving.

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Big girl

Ainsley was slobbering all over the mirror today. She found a cute friend to smile at.

Mmmm. And a chewy friend.


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Phones

Finn did one of the cutest things yesterday. He picked up this purple play phone, held it to his ear and clearly said "yes, oh yeass". Funny, I guess that's what I always say when we play phone. Blurry pic but he was walking and talking. Super cute.

He also told me how he spells his name (looking at it on the wall) and kept looking at his shirt telling me it was "or-age". Oh my little talking man. Yay!

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All DRESSed up

Ainsley all cozied up in a winter dress today (Patrick dressed her!)

Dancing around.

Sorry for the blur, girl moves a lot. She was all smiles.


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Catch up pics

I feel like I need to apologize for the grainy quality of the photos bc most of my friends always have these great pics posted-but I'm kidding no one. these pics are actually pretty good for my artistic ability. If it were about calculus I'm all about it but composing a pic is not one of my strengths-to my benefit I think my kids are pretty cute and make up for what I lack:)

Naked/diaper thursday evenings have become my favorite. Yes that's cars behind finn-our favorite movie.

Cheese. Chaa


Eeze.


Ainsley loves stuffed animals.


Finn and his "crucks"- truck/cars.


Trying to keep them away from baby sis.








Sleeping beauties.








She actually looked up from her book and yelled at finn.


Then gave me a huge grin like she was taking care of things.


Shes finally letting me put bows on her nonexistent hair.


Finn has really taken up coloring lately and he lives the color green. Can you tell. He calls it "reen".


Finn was my little sou chef.


We baked cookies (that I ate bc he can't. But he didn't seem to mind. He just liked the mixing)





Practicing his baking skills.


Ready to go out.


All tuckered out.


And these are way old but my friends visited me way back when for the half marathon. We did so many fun things. Including the brewery tour and the zoo.


Nita's husband Andy. He was a trouper for hanging out with us girls. But I think he had a good time.


Nita.


Jane.





We actually saw the cheetas.


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catch up.....

so my iphone, which i love, is acting up and won't let me update the blog right now (and hence, the month long absence) i'm a person of convenience...have you noticed. anyway, it's been over a month and lots has happened. the kids have grown and we've been busy. here are some pics i have on the computer of the kids at halloween.....(the others will come later bc they are all on my phone:) i hate uploading on the computer bc the pics never go in the order i want and i can't move them easily....rrrrrr.

patrick was a mailman, and i was the dog chasing him:) later he had an awesome fake moustache and i had an eye patch and nose....but this was before we got to the party.

spider man ready to fight crime. he actually liked being dressed up and kept the mask on for about a half hour. i thought that was impressive for 2 1/2. his spider man voice was the best, it was just really loud breathing with his mouth half open. super cute.

this picture was part of the meltdown series but of course i couldn't get it to move and after yelling at the computer for 20 minutes it's just going to stay here......rrrrrrr.

Daddy being silly while finney hamms it up for the camera. I love his "cheese" smile. a happy spider man.

we were headed into meltdown mode..... this goes with the pic from above.

our beautiful monarch butterfly. couldn't be cuter!!! (she looks so much like her daddy) and ps. she's pulling up and crusing all over the place...crazy. i guess she'll be walking in no time. i'll keep you posted.