Hello, little one

Little bumps this morning made today so sweet!

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Christmas elves

Here are the cute little elves that showed up to help us hang lights on our house. One Saturday before thanksgiving, we pulled onto our street and saw our next door neighbors hanging their lights. John and looked at each other and mentally rearranged the rest of our afternoon. We didn't even fight it. At least it was a beautiful afternoon to be outside!

Ben's quilt

My nephew Ben turned 13 last month! Officially a teenager! To celebrate, I whipped up this big quilt. The first I tire shows the quilt and the next are my wonderful quilt holding helpers!

November- first braids

Amelia's hair is finally long enough for me to braid it! Even more important, she LET me!

Proof:

What do you think?

William: Mama?
Me: Yes?
William: Is Santa nocturnal?
Me:............

How do you even answer that?

Barbie and her...

At the gym childcare area last week, Amelia picked up a coloring page on her way out. Walking to the van, we had the following conversation:

Amelia: It's Barbie.
Me: yep. What is she doing?
Amelia: She's holding her bear.
Me: oh? Who is she with? Where is she?
Amelia: she is with her daddy. This is Barbie and her Daddy. They are at the toy store.
Me: (laughing, trying not to show it)

I mean, really, who else would be with Barbie? What does a two year old need with Ken anyway? They should make a Barbie's daddy doll, shouldn't they?

Name Advice

John and I have only briefly talked about naming our new baby. Being decisive naming type people (no. we are not. we always wait to the last minute and then question if the name is "right"), we are going to worry about coming up with some name candidates another day. However, the kids have had plenty of excellent advise on the subject.

Q: What should we name our baby if it is a girl?
Amelia: Ca ca ca ca ca caca
William: Fuga Fuga


Q: What should we name our baby if it is a boy?
Amelia: Pa pa pa pa pa papa
William: Boo-ga Saroo-ga


How can we go wrong?