A Long, Long Weekend

 Gobble, gobble!

Thanksgiving was a four day weekend for us and we made the most of it.  First was Thanksgiving dinner at Christina's house with the family.  After some turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, etc. etc. etc. we watched a little football and a little Charlie Brown and settled in for the evening.  

 Baby's first Thanksgiving

I watched Bodhi and Kira that night while Jen went shopping with her sister.  The sales started early this year so they wanted to get a head start.  It took a while to get the kids to wind down but at least they were both asleep by the time the girls got back.  

 Double-decker birthday cake!

The next day was another day with the kids for me as Jen had to go to work.  I spent most of it cleaning because I knew that Saturday was going to be busy again.  We had a friend's birthday party to attend.  It was a double party for two little girls.  So off I went with both kids to see what kind of damage we could do.

 Wait... who thought giving him a bat was a good idea?

The birthday party had two cakes, a giant bounce house with a slide and two piñatas.  Some of the kids were a little iffy about the piñatas but Bodhi thought it was great fun.  He would swing the bat as hard as he could and say "Hi-ya!" when it would connect.  Once they broke open the piñata a little chaos ensued in the mad dash for candy.  Bodhi had a great time and didn't want to leave, but we had to get back home for dinner.

Hanging out in the man-cave with my mates.

It was nice to get back home and spend a relaxing Sunday with the family after all the excitement from the previous three days. We spent it playing and cleaning and goofing around.  It was a very fun, but long weekend.   Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

More pictures by Bodhi

Self portrait

We have an old digital camera laying around that we haven't used in years so we've designated it as Bodhi's camera. He likes to take shots of the carpet and the TV but sometimes I take a look at what he's got saved on the memory card and find some really cute shots. In the picture above, I feel like I'm getting a preview of teenage Bodhi, for some reason. He's just got that look in his eyes...

Baby sister
Bodhi also took this one of his little sister.  He has better luck taking pictures of Kira because she always smiles for him.

Seven months and two teeth

Kira is seven months old today and she's got two new teeth to prove it!  She's definitely feeling those teeth, too, because she chews on anything she can get her hands on.  She's sitting up by herself pretty well now and is learning to move around on her own, too.  She can't get very far yet but it won't be long now.

Halloween weekend

Happy Halloween!

Well, this year Halloween was almost a Hallowasn't.  Bodhi came down with a fever Saturday night just before we were going to leave for a party.  Needless to say, our party plans that night were cancelled.  Bodhi was still too sick to attend a kids' Halloween party the next day, too.  Fortunately, by Monday, Halloween night, Bodhi was feeling much better and was able to go to a Halloween carnival and out trick-or-treating.

The Pirate Captain and the Princess

Bodhi was a pirate this year and was really excited about trick-or-treating.  Last year he was a little nervous about the whole proposition, but this year he had a blast.  He would go up to the door, knock, yell "trick or treat" and hold out his bag.  I was also very proud that he would say "thank you" each time.  What a good kid!

Tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluffies...

Kira didn't really understand what was going on, but she was having a lot of fun staying up late and walking around the neighborhood in the dark.  We dressed her up in a little Winnie-the-Pooh costume and she looked super-cute!

Look at me, I'm sitting!

In other news, Kira is also now sitting up almost unaided.  She can do it without any help, but she tends to fall over after a few minutes.  She also grabs ahold of the bottle when I'm feeding her and can practically do it herself now!  She's getting so big!

A Pre-Halloween Visit

My parents came down for a visit recently and got a chance to catch up with the kids.  Kira is getting much bigger (6 months already!?) and seems to like Grandpa.

Mom helped Bodhi carve a pumpkin.  He was really excited about this part and kept telling me how he wanted to make a jack o' lantern when Grandma and Grandpa came over.

I think he just wanted to make a mess.

Thanks for the visit Grandma and Grandpa!  Come back soon!  

Good sleep is hard to find...

... so you have to squeeze it in there whenever possible.

The reality of a three-year-old and a baby has made it tough to keep up with the blog here. Things are falling into a more regular schedule, however, so I hope to get some more posts up soon.