She was trying to feed Theo… and may have gotten a little eager to help! Her face says it all!
She helped me pick it all up. 
Champ has been coming over 1-3 days every week recently while his mom is at work. One of his favorite things to do is to pull out the vacuum or broom and sweep! (We got him a mini vacuum for Christmas to keep at our house which we think he’s going to love!)
She spent a lot of time at the hotel at Thanksgiving just people watching out the window!
Making food for Thanksgiving!
Kaitlynn made Pistachio Salad (also known as Watergate Salad).
Kathrynne made Green Bean Casserole.
I made Green Green Salad.
Silas made stuffed eggs and Sweet Potato casserole.
Hanging out with Jesse’s family at Chicken and Pickle.
Grandpa got some kisses!
I loved getting to meet my brand-new nephew at Thanksgiving — my youngest sister’s first baby.
Kierstyn was very excited about the baby!
Her hair is almost getting long enough to put a little ponytail in the back!
She was a little overwhelmed with two Thanksgivings with both sides of the families in one day — but she did so well overall!
We went with Jesse’s family to the lights at Botanica in Wichita.
Kierstyn was mesmerized by it all!
Sisters!
I got a felt tree for the littles to play with this year. I think they’ll enjoy it even more next year.
We’ve been reading lots of Christmas picture books.
He fell asleep like this one day!
Champ loves Baby D — even if we have to watch closely because he can get so excited that he gets a little aggressive. But here he was being so sweet and hugging him when he first came over.
She got some new shoes and was so excited about them!
We helped with a drive-through parade for foster families in our area.
Champ and Baby D loved the horses!
Seeing the bond between these two just melts my heart!
Baby D and I went over to our friend Kate and Gigi’s house and I happened to snap this picture at the perfect time. I mean, can you even with her adorable face??
I took Kierstyn to the library story time for the first time with another friend and her little girl. We plan to try to make it a regular part of our schedule in the new year.
He’s getting so big and mobile now! He can scoot around and is starting to pull up a little. His newest trick is that he’s learned how to get from all fours to a sitting position!
It was fun getting to celebrate my friend, Holly’s, birthday one weekend recently.
We went to the Dicken’s Christmas Festival as a family (something Jesse had chosen for his December Bucket List item).
This girl is such a gift and she keeps us laughing all day long with her antics!
He loves the Christmas lights.
These are the moments I don’t ever want to forget.
