a few thoughts from the boys

we just decorated for christmas.
it is the 26th of november.
it is sunday, and we are just hanging about.
from elias

this is for grandma:
i love you.
elias did not write this; micah did.
love micah

happy thanksgiving from our little indians

just had to share this one, too.
after a few weeks of reading
all about the wampanoag,
they were ready to play the part!











we hope you all had a joyful thanksgiving
and are anticipating the
beginning of the Christmas season!
we certainly are.

happy birthday, eva!

the very happy birthday girl with her puppy dog cake and doggie dress.
for any of you who know my feelings about dogs, definitely her idea, not mine.
she is so independent, now that she's 3 (well i suppose she's been for a while).
hmmm... i wonder where she got that from :).
















the whole happy family!


and, by the end of the night...
the birthday princes in a doggie dress.
lots of thanks to aunt charlotte.

how exciting to celebrate eva.
she is an amaing little girl...
full of energy and enthusiasm.
she has such a blend of
my independent mind and
joel's adventuresome spirit,
tempered with a
gentle and affectionate heart.
what a gift... a challenge :) and a joy... she is!

halloween... better late than never :)!

alright, so halloween was almost a month ago, and thanksgiving is past, but this one is so cute! here are our little halloween jungle characters. elias, of course, had to be the safari man,
not an animal! and mara joy, after only a few houses, began to use sign language
to say "more" and "thank you" at each place! lots of fun :).