It is Beginning to Look Like Christmas

On December 8th we headed out to get our Christmas tree.

Sheldon loved the horses but wasn't so sure about the bumpy ride.

 So he held on tight to Daddy.

 We even had a dusting of snow. 

 While Tyler cut down the boys' tree for the family room, Sheldon found a stick and kept himself busy.

 

 Then we found a taller family tree for the living room.

 It passed Sheldon's inspection.

 

We loaded the trees onto the trailer and walked back to the gift shop since Sheldon wasn't a big fan of the bumpy ride. The photo above counts as all 5 of us even though Levi and Dad are only shadows :) I don't get many of these.

 

 

Blessed

Thanksgiving 2013

 Sheldon loves to say the word flower. Thanks to Mr. Noodle and Elmo on Sesame Street anytime Sheldon sees a bouquet he frantically says "flower please" and wants to smell them. Aunt Katie was sweet and gave him a flower. He carried it around proudly until it literally fell apart. Then he started taking them from the table settings.

Sara sewed us matching aprons. 

Chef Rick

 Uncle Brian, Aunt Jodie and their four-legged baby.

 

   Grandma and Grandpa

 

 Aunt Katie prepared an adorable scavenger hunt for the boys. It ended with a sheep for Levi. 

 No family gathering would be complete without some wrestling.

 Rosie the dog even joined in.

 My attempt at a photo of all my boys.

Love at First Bite

 Levi tried an avocado for his first solid food on November 18th. I tried the "Baby Led Weaning" technique with him. It is a very interesting method to introducing solids. Check it out on You Tube if you are interested. It isn't something I would do everyday but it will definitely change how I feed him. I won't be feeding him rice cereal and I will likely give less pureed foods. I wish I had heard about it when I was introducing Sheldon to solids. Unfortunately I was sick as a dog pregnant and just trying to survive the horrible smell of baby food.

 Tyler had some fun taking photos of Sheldon afterwards. Tyler wants to be a photographer. This is in addition to being a professional hunter and snowboarder. 

Levi is getting so big. Mostly his circumference :)

 Sheldon loves to read books on my lap. This is often my view.

Levi always has a pacifier in his mouth. Not because he needs it but Sheldon is constantly giving it to him with a high pitch voice "Here you go!" Then he plucks it right back out. It is pretty funny.