Turkey Day

We got to spend Thanksgiving Day with my family this year (we enjoyed my mother-in-law's turkey a few days later). And a wonderful day it was. I am very thankful to have gotten to spend the day with my whole sweet bunch. 

Morning Eyes:

To get us all out of the house, we took an outing to Moss Rock, the perfect rock, river, and woods playground for a then soon-to-be four year old.

Little sis had a fun time too. 

And so did the rest of us:

 

Love my two:

And love my three:

Mountain Weekend Getaway

In November we got the chance to head out of town for a weekend getaway with some dear friends of ours (and without the kiddos!) Don't get me wrong, I adore my kids, but a weekend away to relax, focus on us, and most importantly spend time with our friends was wonderful.

We met Kathleen and David in Black Mountain, NC, near Asheville, and spent the weekend hiking, relaxing, and exploring Asheville. Thanks to Kathleen we had the cutest little cabin equipped with fireplace and all and were able to make ourselves right at home. 

The weather was gorgeous and we did what we could to get outside and explore the area.

We climbed:

We stopped for lots of photo opps (it was much harder to take this self-timed photo than it looks):

  We pretended to have horses:

We found a little trickle of a waterfall:

  And a bigger one:

 We chased away bears:

 And enjoyed the views:

 After all that hiking we were hungry and enjoyed a yummy lunch.

Green shirt day

And later wine at The Grove Park Inn.

And even later a wonderful breakfast at Morning Glory

Grey Shirt Day

And learned that blueberry stuffed French Toast is amazing.

 We'll be back!

Haley - 7 Months

HK is already 8 month old and I have yet to post her 7 month pictures. This mommy needs to get on the pictures! The kiddos just grow so fast I can't keep up!

Here's our littlest at 7 months

Big Brother joining picture time. This was a special treat since I can so rarely get him to let me take pictures of him these days.

And he demanded I take a picture of him under the bed. My sweet silly boy.

HK is sitting so well now. Interested in everything and wishing she could be on the move. Lucas' toys are always the best but he only occasionally wants to share them. Lucky for her, he's slowly moving away from Duplos and on to Legos.

Birdy Quotes

Exchange between Lucas and Daddy while telling jokes tonight:

Matt: "How do you get an elephant in a refrigerator? - Open the door, put the elephant in, close the door."

Lucas: [uncontrollable laughter]

Matt: "How do you get a kangaroo in a refrigerator? -Open the door, take the elephant out, put the kangaroo in, close the door."

Lucas: [uncontrollable laughter]

Lucas: "My turn! Ok, how do you get an elephant, a kangaroo, an ostrich, a giraffe, a tiger, a bat, and a flamingo in a refrigerator?"

Matt: "Um... I don't know."

Lucas: "No, I'm asking you!"

Matt: "Um, get a bigger refrigerator?"

Lucas: "Ok, I got a bigger refrigerator... now what?"

Happy Birthday Little Sis!

Jenni turned 18 yesterday! Can't believe my sweet girl is all grown up.

Glad we all got to spend the day with her to celebrate since her big day was on Thanksgiving this year. Thankful for my baby sister amongst so many other thing this year.

Birdy Quotes

L to his Uncle Michael: "You live on a different planet? "

Later that day in a different conversation:
L: "I live in Rainbow Moon in my rainbow house."
[Oh the imagination. I'm glad I know where he lives now next time I try to find him. He is an excellent hider. Earlier today I found him in the guest room bookshelf -- quietly all tucked in. ]