Thanksgiving

We headed up to Burlington, VT for Thanksgiving. We found lots of family, fine food, and many things to be thankful for.

Grandma and Grandkids

Cousin Cora and Ivy.

Cora is getting ready to be a Big Sister in addition to being a Big Cousin. Any day now!

It was very cold up there and we went for a walk to get some hot chocolate and hot cider. Big Creston didn't drink anything and Baby Creston liked to chew on an empty cup with his rosy jowls.

Back on the home front, Creston is catching up with Ivy in the mobility department. She crawls everywhere and into everything. Creston is starting to crawl now and soon it'll be true mayhem.

Creston likes to eat. He also likes to talk and pull funny faces while he eats, the whole thing makes for quite an adorable mess.

Ivy on lookout.

Ivy and Sammy having a moment.

Reading the Sunday paper is not quite as relaxing as it used to be. More exciting, though.

For those of you following this sort of thing: Creston is now a hefty 20.5 lbs and Ivy is a peanutty 16 lbs. They are quite a pair.

Pennsylvania comes to town

Great Aunt Karin and Great Uncle Rick came to visit from PA. They carried away our beautiful lead-painted chairs just in the nick of time; these nibblers are now crawlers.

Ivy and Creston are about to outgrow the hats that Karin knit before they were born. Here's a parting shot of Ivy in her Karin hat and her Cousin Cora parka and her Cousin Thomas/Emmett green pantalones. Dressing these kids is like a family reunion.

Thanks for the visit, Karin and Rick! Don't lick the chairs. XO

Hot Spot Tot Lot

Chris has been taking Creston and Ivy to the playground by Brooklyn College, otherwise known as the Hot Spot Tot Lot. It has those baby swings, which is key at this point. This is what they look like when they head out on the town.

They are still a bit too small for these swings, so you'll notice all manner of sweatshirts and towels snuggled in around them.

And when we are not at the playground enjoying the swings, we are in very deep thought.