Is it okay to...

...let your kid become a total couch potato when they are sick?
...give your child mountains of peanut butter to eat, with the justification that he's using an apple slice as his spoon?









...have your toddler drive the car when you don't feel like it and he does?
I'm a good mom...I swear!

Having Fun

Steven has been loving being a big brother! He totally knows that Rebecca is his baby, and it is so cute. He has also been getting more and more into playing with other kids. So fun! These kids are Eliza and Noah from nursery. We are so lucky to have good friends at church!

Love

One of my favorite things about having two kids is seeing how much they love each other.


Is it possible to give a little too much love?

Blessing Day

Last Sunday was Rebecca's baby blessing. It was such a special day, and we were so grateful to be able to have so much family there.
Rebecca wore the same dress I had worn for my blessing. Mutti, my mom's mom had made it for me. She also wore some little white booties that Mutti had made, and she was wrapped in a beautiful blanket that was made for her by Ann Griffin, my aunt's sister who just happens to be in our ward. The tiny bracelet was made by my sister-in-law Jean, and she used pearls that my parents had bought on a trip to China.





































Rebecca was so peaceful all day long. We could tell that she knew exactly what was going on.

Thanksgiving

I LOVE this time of year! Halloween is a great kick-off to the fall/winter seasons, and then soon after comes Thanksgiving! I love how it fits in just perfectly, right between Halloween and Christmas, the most wonderful one of all. This Thanksgiving we were able to see both of our families. I haven't been to my parents' house for Thanksgiving since the year before Adam and I got married, so I loved going home this year! We thought it would be really sad because we had such a small group (my parents, Alison, Nathan, and us), but it was actually really special. And don't think that we let our numbers dictate the menu--we still had it all: a turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, a green bean casserole, homemade rolls, stuffing, and 15--yes, 15--pies!!!
Don't they look amazing?! My dad bought a razzleberry, French apple, and key lime, my mom made a snickers, Alison made a brownie cheesecake, 2 velvet almond fudge pies, 2 pumpkin, and a cherry pie, and I made a plain cheesecake with raspberry sauce, a chocolate walnut pie, a chocolate pecan pie, a lemon ice box pie, and a chocolate-peanut butter mud pie. Woohoo, what a weekend!
We loved seeing both of our families and doing things like going to New Moon (AWESOME!!!), decorating for Christmas, and getting a little Christmas shopping done. We are so blessed to have such wonderful families, and to be able to have a family of our own. Not a day goes by without Adam and me talking about how lucky we are to have such a good, precious boy as our Steven and such a sweet, good sleeper as our Rebecca. They are both so happy and perfect. And we all get to be together forever! How great is that?!