Thanksgiving

We just got back from my parents house where we went for Thanksgiving day. It was so good to go home for a couple of days. We had a great time with my mom and dad and were able to see some of my cousins while we were home. We drove back home today and will leave in the morning to go to Phil's parents house. We have gone to both family's houses every year and it is hard, but neither one of us is willing to give up time with our family during the holidays. It makes for a crazy few days especially with two children, but it works for now.

Here are a few pictures from our trip.

Mom, Dad, Nathan and CamilleNathan, Camille and Aunt Natalie. Nathan driving the tractor with Pops.
Nathan and Camille with Edgie. Camille was less than thrilled at this point, but I'm so glad I have a picture of her with them. Edgie was my grandmother's best friend and is 101 years old. She is sharp as a tack and continues to amaze us. It was really good to see her today.
This is a picture of turkey cookies Nathan and I made earlier this week. I thought they were really cute. He took them to school and shared some with his friends.

Catching Up

I have gotten behind on updating the blog because of several things. We are going to have a yard sale in the morning. Yes, I know it's going to be 24 degrees at 7:00, but we're going to do it anyway. I'm tired of all this junk in my garage and I'm ready for it to go! It will be a long night, early morning and long day tomorrow, but hopefully we'll make a little money and meet some of our neighbors. Phil was at the bank yesterday getting some money for us to make change and I guess he told the teller what it was for. She said a lady was in there the day before and made $4000 on her yardsale the previous weekend. $4000??? We'll be extremely lucky if we make $400. Who makes $4000 on a yard sale?

Here a few pictures of the kiddos. Nathan cracks me up the way he "reads" catalogs. He LOVES them and really studies them. It makes me laugh.Here is Nathan getting a haircut from Phil. Again, looks like an old man in a barber shop! We go though at least two suckers just to get him to be still.

Apparently he still loves Camille. I keep thinking he will lash out at her or something, but he truly seems to love her.

I finally put a bow in her hair and attempted to take some pictures. If only she would smile for the camera!

Two months old

Camille was two months old Monday. I can't believe nine weeks have already passed. She weighs 10 pounds 13 ounces and is 22 inches long. She is beginning to smile and turns her head when she hears our voices. She is such a sweet baby and is sleeping fairly well. She wakes up1-2 times a night, so I can't complain. She seems to like riding in the car and goes with the flow. Nathan is still doing well and loves his little sister. His new favorite thing to do it take a bath with her. He wants me to put her tub in the big tub so they can take a bath together.

All Aboard!

"Trick or Treat. I"m a train conductor. All aboard!" This is what we heard all night as we went to some of our neighbors houses. Nathan loved being a train conductor. With Camille coming three weeks early and Nathan's birthday party being less than a month later, I kind of forgot about Halloween. Thankfully, he received this costume for his birthday and gave me one less thing to think about. Thank you Addison for the great birthday present. This was actually the first year we went trick-or-treating and Nathan seemed to really like it. He loved knocking on doors and picking out the candy. I don't know where he gets this from, but when someone would put a full bowl of candy under his nose and tell him to take what he wanted, we stood there forever while he tried to decide. He would never take a handfull, always just one piece, but the decision making was torture for him, but he loved every minute. Camille didn't get a costume this year, just a gown with a pink pumpkin. Mommy didn't quite get it together, but she loved walking around in the sling.

Our Pumpkins

Phil and Nathan had a great time carving the annual pumpkin and Nathan thought it was great that it could light up. Even though he looks less than thrilled in the picture he really thought it was neat. The four of us all in orange.

Nathan and Camille

I can't upload any pictures from Halloween for some reason, so I will post them later.