We've Got Spirit Yes We Do!

We've got spirit; how 'bout you?? ;)

Had a Great Time for Thanksgiving

We spent almost a full week in Houston for Thanksgiving. It was a wonderful time of family and fellowship. The eight cousins who were there had a blast playing with one another. And, the grownups did too :).

But, getting home and slipping back into a routine just has something to say for itself too. Especially when new PJs are involved :)

A Good Day

We woke up on Saturday to an unusual phenomenon. We had absolutely nothing on the docket for the day. First order of business, as per usual, donuts. But we decided to go eat there rather than bring them own.

Then, instead of going home, we decided just to go to FW to visit some of our favorite haunts including Barnes for story time and then a trip to our old neighborhood park. It was Lincoln's first time there :).

Then, after nap time we headed to Pizza Nizza for some yummy pie. It was a nothing special day turned into a special day for just the five of us.

Carving Out My Niche

Before Lincoln was born, I would often work in our office, logically enough. In our old house, the office was a neglected space rarely used by anyone, so Bryan didn't really think to use it, despite the pretense of it being set up as his room. But, once L arrived, I migrated to working off a lap desk in a big comfy chair in our room because as often as not, I would be holding him while I worked. It took little time for B to move in and entirely claim the office as his own.

L is now at a stage where holding him to work is fairly impractical much of the time, but I've continued to be stranded in this big chair with no other place to really work. We've been mulling over the problem for a while and considered lots of less than optimal possibilities that all meant either work spaces that would have to be cleared away when we have company or crowding lots of furniture or both.

Then, last week I had a brainstorm. We got an awesome deal on these great bookshelves from World Market when we moved into our house and have found creative ways to use them from entryway pieces to a wine rack. So, why not a desk?

A couple of nights ago, I reorganized my books so that I could take out three shelves, and I created this tiny workspace for myself by adding a painting to the wall, installing a light on the shelf above my desk, and then adding this cool chair we found.

It's the perfect place to work, and I am just loving it. The kids love to sit at it and "work" too :)

My Little Big Man is Five Months Old!!

My little man has now turned five months old, and I could not be more in love with this person.  He has the sweetest smile, and he turns it on so freely for me.  With each child I have had, the rush for him/her to leave behind babyhood has become less and less in my mind.  I am trying to linger and hold onto each little moment with this one because I know that before I can blink, he is going to be running after his brother and sister yelling at them to wait up, no longer a baby but becoming a little boy.  Trying to really remember Robby and Juliet as babies is almost impossible it feels like, and so I am holding on as tightly as I can.  Even so, I find myself helping him practice sitting up, pulling up, and am already making and freezing babyfood on occasion.  We have already bought the prerequisite baby food cereal boxes, and they are just waiting for this guy to get just a couple of weeks older.  I know we are entering into that really fun stage of an explosion of developmental milestones, and I am so excited.  But, I love that this one is willing to take the occasional nap while I hold him, and I am also finding myself less and less inclined to put him down :)

What Kind of Monkey Business Is This?

Robby or Lincoln??

 Robby or Lincoln??

Robby or Lincoln??

Robby or Lincoln??

Robby or Lincoln??

Robby or Lincoln??