Isaac, 14 months

Anna, 3 1/2

Happy Thanksgiving

What a beautiful Thanksgiving day. So much to be grateful for. At the top of the list are these two. I couldn't help but get a little camera crazy.

Fish Man

Pure joy for Jeff.

Fall Leftovers

Still want to eat this boy up. Even with food all over his face.

It's rare to capture Anna's genuine smile, so I had to put theses up even though they're not great.

Isaac uses Jeff's ears for handles when he's perched on his shoulders.






Again, not the greatest pictures, but it's so rare to get us all in a shot together. This was during a "popcorn party" watching Up.

Ladies man. I swear Isaac was showing off the entire hour and a half we watched Jane.

Anna napping.

Washing dishes.

Two Peas

One of my favorite things about having a girl and a boy is seeing the different relationships Jeff is developing the kids. With Isaac Jeff is rougher. They wrestle and grunt at each other a lot. But with Anna, Jeff has always been sweet and soft. And contrasting his interactions with Isaac, the sweetness is even sweeter.

Case in point. I caught these two playing together outside unobserved. Jeff had Anna in stitches as he insisted she was a little bird perched in the tree. Anna giggled and giggled and tried to convince Jeff she was "just Anna!" Until she saw me and said, "Look Mom, I'm a little bird in this tree."

Then, with great tenderness, Jeff lifted her from the tree, set her down, hugged her and off she went to play with something else.

Later when I was asked her about playing in the tree she told me in a low voice, "When I'm a mom I'm going to marry dad."

I Really Love This Picture