Happy Thanksgiving
Did you know that venison was the centerpiece of the pilgrim’s Thanksgiving feast?  Or that Abraham Lincoln established Thanksgiving as an annual national holiday? Layla and I are learning all sorts of things this week. She’s been out of school for Fall Break so we’ve gotten to do lots of fun things together - baking, Christmas shopping, children’s museum, and she even got her first ice skating experience - with daddy of course. No ice skating for me and my belly!  We’re trying to fit in everything we can while we can I think. It’s time to put in your guesses as to when thi

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Fall Crafts
Layla and I have been pretty crafty this fall. Crayon Shavings + Wax Paper = Fallen Leaves + Contact Paper = Clothespins + Fabric Scraps = Construction Paper + Hand & Foot Prints =

But She’s Still My Baby
In the past 30 days or so Layla has hit two big milestones! She lost her first 2 teeth : She lost the bottom two in front. Her permanent teeth actually surfaced before the abby teeth fell out. so she didn’t have any awkward gap phase. She lost the first while eating a piece of cantaloupe. She thought it was a seed, pulled it out of her mouth, it surprised her and she threw it on the kitchen floor! After a few minutes of crawling around we found it. The second one she just wiggled to death. No more loose teeth, but her first permanent molars are still working the

Preparations
I have this To Do List with things I want to be done before Lincoln comes. I’ve been steadily marking things off and I’m feeling good. I rearranged our bedroom and it now feels right even though it doesn’t look quite as pretty. I’ve stocked our freezer to capacity with meals, collected everything we need for Lincoln’s first few months, managed to actually send out thank you cards in a timely manner for once, filled folders full of homeschool materials for Layla, and we finally took my Saturn into the shop. I’ve let go of cleaning out those last few random closets and cabinets. I’d still like to finish our Christmas shopping, and I’m actuall