Moments like these

Having a child makes you look at things so differently. It's so fun to see things in such a fresh light through their eyes and experiences and words and interpretations.

It snowed for the first time this year and J just adored it. She couldn't get enough of the snow, especially feeling it melt on her tongue. She finally planted her tongue in it and just smiled:

This is the best story though. Yesterday I was talking to my friend J who is living in Wales. When I got off the phone with her I started to tell my little J that someday we were going to go on a trip to Wales and we'd have to fly in a big airplane for a long time and then we'd see this new, beautiful place. J looked very concerned and even a bit frightened, which I thought was unusual because she loved the airplane the last time we went on a flight. So I asked her what was wrong. She said, "Mommy, do they have teeth?" Between laughter and tears I then explained to her that yes, whales had teeth, but we were going to a place called Wales that didn't have teeth. It's moments like these that just make my day.


Then there is my buddah bean. Check out this belly:

He is starting to sit up with a little help from the boppy, and he does this yoga move where he lays his stomach flat on his legs while he sits cross-legged, reaches for something, then sits right back up. Who taught him pilates?




Then there is reading time with Poppa:








And I caught the kids holding hands which I just loved and they will probably hate someday:







Thanksgiving was at our house this year with cousin M, K and W. K helped me cook and we had quite the feast. Here's most of the clan at the dinner table:





Hope everyone had a very happy Thanksgiving. We have much to give thanks for including all of our wonderful friends and family. Cheers to you all!