Trouble

These two are really starting to play together and they are trouble.

Matching Iowa shirts. The sweathshirt Anders is wearing was Jeff's first Hawkeye apparel. Looks 80's style, doesn't it?

Wow! Auntie Lisa must be magic. She got them both to sit for a little screen time.

Holiday Drama

Stages Theatre did a performance of Llama Llama Holiday Drama at Toddler Tuesday. The kids loved it and sat really well. That is saying a lot, considering.

We also went on some rides

And destroyed a Baby Gap. Don't worry, I mostly put it back together before we left.

Chef Anders

Anders really likes to help cook right now. Beats the days when he would scream bloody murder while I made dinner.

Probably because he has picked up on the perks of helping in the kitchen.

And while we are on the subject of food, I still love spaghetti face and when he first started drinking the milk from his cereal bowl.

Thankful

In case you haven't noticed my brother in law, Ken, has lost 200 lbs in about a year and a half! He has been entering lots of races, which in turn, motivated Brian to start running again. They bonded at a Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning.

We spent Thanksgiving with the Thiele side this year. It was the first holiday we could send Anders downstairs to play with the kids. Loved that!

Playing Telestrations with Auntie Naty, which is a super fun game, BTW.

Thankful for my boys!

It was fun to have some of the Gaede side there as well. This is Anders with Caden and Aisley.

A post meal swim. There are sooooo many little girls of the Thiele side.

Friday we went to Iowa for a second meal. Auntie Lisa let Anders help her play Connect Four.

Anders, Elise and Reuben were spoiled by my cousins.

We started our Christmas "shopping." By shopping I mean chasing Anders around the mall and panicking when I turn away for one second and he is hiding in the clothing racks.

We also got to see Jon play basketball. Anders was in heaven!