December already?

I can't believe that by tomorrow it will be December! Where did November go, and for that matter, where did this year go? We celebrated Thanksgiving in Kansas with my family and the kids had a great time playing with their cousins Finley and Parker. Here are Tessa and Finley pounding out a tune on the piano.

And Isaac posing with Parker. (Sorry Grant, I got a photo of him in the "pink" car! :-)

The 3 little ones kept us busy...it seemed like every time we turned around they were getting into something different. Here they are inspecting the refrigerator.....

.....and making beautiful music with lids.

While we were in Kansas we also got to celebrate an early Christmas with my Grandma and Grandpa and all the extended family. Here are all the great-grandkids posing with Grandma Donnis and Grandpa Joe. I can't believe we got them all to stay still for a photo!

Fun in the snow!

Last weekend we had more snow! It's still fall, but the weather has been more like winter. Isaac had fun putting on his new snow boots and playing outside. Tessa isn't quite big enough to join him, but that didn't stop her from watching from the window!

Nine

This morning at breakfast Isaac was finishing up Tessa's bites of toast. We heard him counting as he was lining them up...he got up to sixteen! By the time I grabbed the camera, though, he had eaten several of them. John asked him how many were left and he quickly replied "nine"! Not sure if it was luck or not - but we were pretty excited anyway!

Thank you!

Dear Grandma & Popo-

Thank you for coming to our house to take care of us for two whole weeks! We have had so much fun playing with you and will be very sad when you leave. We hope we didn't drive you too crazy!

Love,
Isaac & Tessa

Wobble, wobble!

It's still a little shaky - but it's walking! Enjoy!

Catching up!

I know, I know...I've been a little behind in updating the blog. It's been a busy week around here. Grandma and Popo were here to help out with the kids while our nanny, Angelica, is on maternity leave. The kids had so much fun playing with them! They're up at their condo in the mountains for the weekend and then they'll be back to help out for one more week. We're so thankful that they can come help us out!

We have another new exciting development - walking! Tessa is officially taking her first steps. She is definitely still a little shaky, but she loves trying and has lots of encouragement from her big brother. I've got some video to post soon, but in the meantime, here is a photo!

Happy Birthday Oma!

October 31st isn't just Halloween - it's also Oma's birthday! Isaac and I made her a yummy pumpkin cheesecake and the kids had fun helping Oma blow out her candles! We're so thankful that she could come spend a week with us!