Favorite Phone Photos from November

Life lately, according to my phone:

Lulu, you got this note in the mailbox from your BF

First time in the new Cabellas

I love it when you wake up happy Baby, especially since it doesn't happen every day

Lulu finished swimming lessons

Mr T's date with Dad to Arctic Circle. Thanks for bringing home a taste for everyone!

You love Sundays and nursery!

Finding gratitude for God's creations on a walk one Sunday

Thank you dinner for Gramma and Grandpa included ribs and this yummy peanut butter ice cream pie

Checking out the trail for pictures spots

You two cuties loved posing

We decided the place was great for pictures and came back that evening.

Then we went back again a few days later with our friends and walked down to the graffiti tunnel

Lulu, you wrote your blessings all over this pumpkin for Activity Day

Hammer, you finally lost your first tooth!

Hammer and I had a cookie dough blizzard for a date!

Baby, you thought it was funny when you were washing your hands and the soap got your head instead of your hands

Jack comes over to play almost every day. We decided to paint this day

Dad's deep fried turkey!

Meeting your baby cousin!

He is so tiny and cute

After Thanksgiving dinner, the kids always set up Grammie's kid-tree downstairs

We opened Christmas jammies from Gramma on Thanksgiving night and read the new Christmas book

We set up our Christmas tree too!

Lulu, at school you made Indian drawings on cloth-like paper and wrote out the meanings.

We had fallen behind on dates so we caught up this month.  Lulu and Dad got a blizzard too!

The end.
Love you all,
Mom

Aquarium Day 2016

Dear Baby,

Once a year the aquarium down by Gramma's house has a discounted day. We met up with Gramma and also with Great Grandma and Grandpa. Gramma got there a few minutes early and got our tickets so we didn't have to stand in the mega long line. That was awesome.
It wasn't too crowded when we went in. We had such a great time:

 

After the fun we went to Chick Fil A with Gramma.  She drove over first and got in line to order our food. She called me on the phone to ask what to order and when I hung up you said "Who was that?" I said "Gramma. She's getting us food at Chick Fil A." "Did she get me nuggets?" "Yes." "And fries?" "Yep." "Ketchup?" "Yes." I was half expecting you to say "Bring it on," like one of my favorite lines from the Disney movie Emperor's New Groove. You loved the lunch and playing on the toys. You didn't get to play too long since we had to get home and take TJ home from his play date with his friend.
That night when you said your prayers I had you say thank you that you got to go to the aquarium. TJ and Hammer overheard and said out loud, mid-prayer, "What?? He went there?!" You turned and answered matter-of-factly "Yes, I did," and then continued on with your prayer. You are a lucky kid Baby.  And you know it.
Love you lots,
Mom

A trip to the zoo

Hi kids,

A few weeks ago we met Gramma and Grandpa at the zoo. It was a Saturday morning and I was worried it would be cold, so I dressed you in coats. It was chilly at first but by lunch time it was beautiful warm weather.
Here are some pictures from our fun at the zoo:

Always a classic:

 We spent a while at the gorillas. This guy was just sitting there eating his food and paying us no heed:

 The merry-go-round!:

 This lizard was crazy! I have never seen an animal so active at the zoo. He kept standing up on his hind legs, clawing at the glass right in front of your faces:

 See the rhino behind you cute guys?:

 You guys always want pictures on all of the statues:

After the zoo Gramma and Grandpa took us to Cafe Rio, and then back to their house to play while Dad and Grandpa hung up Christmas lights.
It was a lovely Saturday.

Love,
Mom