You’ll have to endure photos of my ornaments for some time. I love them and I can’t take enough photos of them. Sorry in advance.



I’ve officially moved downstairs so I can smell and see the tree while I work. I spent the afternoon working at the dinner table and Nathaniel, who doesn’t seem to want to be anywhere but right by me lately, decided to play right under the table.

And then David joined him, too.







All while I was having a video conference. Nice eh? And when he finally ventured away, it was towards the kitchen where there are too many things that he shouldn’t be going near. So I had to give up on the table and move to the couch where there’s lots of open carpet. (and the Christmas tree but that’s going to be an adventure either way.







I put some small lights in the other living room, too, which is where our stockings live.







Those weird green lights on the stockings are from the UV filter on my lens, gotta remember to take that off. Today was very unproductive but I did take Nathaniel to the doctor and he’s gained 1.5lbs in the last month. The doctor had wanted him to gain at least a pound so we’re good! Still at 12% but he wasn’t worried. Nathaniel got his second flu shot and didn’t even flinch.



Here’s to a more productive tomorrow. December, here we come!

I’ve never been able to take good photos of our Christmas trees and this year is no exception. It’s right in front of the backyard which means there’s lots of backlight and my 50mm doesn’t work well since it’s a huge tree so I changed to the wide angle today and this is the best I could do. It’s a bit crooked but I love it none the less. It smells magical.



I bought Nathaniel some puffs the other day and he’s enjoying them quite a bit. He likes playing with them as much as eating them. Take note of how many are stuck to his arms.

Lest you think it’s just the arms, several on the floor too.







He does like eating them, too. When I undressed him tonight to put him down, I noticed at least five stuck inside his clothes, maybe he was saving them for later.







I finished all my layouts and David’s book with the AMM kit from this month. I am still reading my book for the week but I might be able to finish tonight, if not, definitely tomorrow.



I’ve noticed a spike in comments lately, I am not sure where you’re coming from, but that you so much, knowing that people are here, reading, and communicating back really makes my heart happy.



Five days to my Big Picture Scrapbooking class on reclaiming my time. I am officially excited.

Ok, I know it’s a terrible shot but I wasn’t letting today pass without getting some sort of Thanksgiving shot.



Our day started out ok but went downhill quickly when Nathaniel decided to skip his midday nap. He cried and cried so I finally gave up and we went out to the track so Jake could do his run.

Doesn’t he look amazing? While he was running David played and smiled and was generally happy.







Even Nathaniel was smiling but don’t let that fool you, he was cranky.







Not this one, though. Sweet as ever.







When Jake finished, David did a run around the track, too.







Then we went home and I foolishly thought that Nathaniel would finally fall asleep. But no. He slept for 20 minutes and he was up. While he was sleeping, I got all of our food into bowls and started cooking the broccoli and butternut squash. Even though he was sitting next to me after he woke up, he whined and cried the entire time. He wanted my attention on nothing but him. I then put him down at 4 again and he still wouldn’t take a nap so I finally just gave up.



I’m not one to care too much about Thanksgiving. I didn’t grow up here so I never had the tradition. And often times there’s too much family around. I am more of a one-on-one person and get easily stressed with too many people around, even if it’s the people I am closest to. And since we had no one visiting this year, I thought Jake was going to be happy skipping Thanksgiving altogether.



But it turned out he wanted to have it. So last night we went to Whole Foods and got a few items we loved: a roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, Israeli cous cous, mac’n’cheese, and stuffing. Today, he went to get rolls, cranberry sauce, and a pumpkin pie at the grocery store. I made the same butternut squash casserole from a week ago and some broccoli (with a little cheese and onions.) We had enough food for 16 people and it was really just me and Jake since David’s a picky eater and only wanted to eat rolls. (In the end he did eat some of the squash, chicken, mac’n’cheese, and stuffing, too. And pumpkin pie with ice cream of course.)







All in all, despite the lack of naps and much crying, it was a wonderful, peaceful and quiet thanksgiving. We’re all full, happy and feeling thankful for so much of what we have.



If you live in the US, I hope your Thanksgiving was special, too.

Where we live, there are several new moms so today we all got together at my house. It was really fun and I am hoping we do it again.



David had Thanksgiving at school today and he tried peanut butter for the first time and really liked it.

Nathaniel is so mobile now that it’s hard to get a non-blurry shot.







Another day with no to-dos. Working on it. I am sure it will catch up with me but trying to stay calm and relaxed as much as I can. Let’s see if I’ll get to finish tomorrow’s digital downloads. Let me know if there’s anything you want.

This is the little journal I made for the journaling class I’m taking. I wanted it to be simple and easy to carry around and something that would give me joy to touch without worrying too much about having too many parts that could fall off.



Here’s the back.

And I can slip my pen into the side.







Nathaniel is really not a fan of peas. I’ve tried giving them to him twice now and each time he’s gagged and made the saddest faces. I am not sure if it’s dislike or he might be allergic somehow so I am staying away from peas for a while.







Relatively happy Sunday here. Finished my book (will post tomorrow), played with my kids, watched some TV, and wrote a little. Hope your weekend was good.



I woke up today with a little melancholy and sadness but then I remembered that I did indeed find my ring and I felt better. I thought it was odd that the feeling had become so ingrained in just two days and that my memory hadn’t really caught up yet.

Last week, I had my first etsy order. I was so excited that I made the order right away. And then I wanted to make a thank you card. I wanted it to be perfect. This was the first person to support me and I wanted it to be special. That meant that I put it off for FIVE days cause I wanted it to be so nice. Finally, today I decided to give myself 15 minutes and I say and did the whole card in 12 minutes, without stopping. It’s not perfect but I think it turned out nice.



Nathaniel likes crawling towards me so it’s a bit harder to take photos now.

He’s also discovered the door stoppers and has been having a ton of fun playing with them.







Still sad about the ring. Really enjoyed watching New Moon. Also enjoying my book of the week. And really thankful and excited about Stephanie’s new journaling clas. Nothing like journaling and Stephanie is amazing.



Happy weekend!