Merry Christmas!

Well, it's hard to believe that the girls have been home for almost 4 months. It's their first Christmas and we are keeping it low-key for the most part. Santa did pay us an early visit, though, and in a few short minutes, there were wrapping papers, ribbons, and boxes everywhere. The kids all had different reactions: James was suspicious and announced after Santa had gone that "He's not the REAL Santa"; Tommy ran up to Santa right away, so happy to see him and put on his new outfit and paraded around happily; Kistet was just excited because of the activity and because she got presents and had pictures taken; and Grace ignored Santa altogether and proceeded to grab as much of the ribbons and wrappers and put them in her mouth.

First Thanksgiving for the girls

We were so blessed to have good friends cook us Thanksgiving meal and bring it to our house this year. With Grace now crawling all over the house, we have four mobile kids to watch. Grace has decided to hurry things along in the last couple of weeks--now she's trying her hand at pulling herself up on things, as crawling is not even a big enough accomplishment for her. We had much to be thankful for.