my little yogi

I've started waking up a bit earlier most mornings so I can get some quiet alone time before the boys are awake. I usually get a few stretches in, but some mornings it's just too darn cold or I'm too tired and instead I just sit on the floor in front of the stove with a blanket around my shoulders.

Conrad has woken up a few times, confused as to why I wasn't next to him. At first he would crawl to the edge of the bed and ask what I was doing. Once or twice he joined me, but only for a few minutes because he would get cold and decide to go snuggle with daddy. Now with our holiday decorations up, I've taken my yoga mat and bag down and they lay on the floor next to CW's bed. At random times he has decided to take the mat out and stretch (like mommy does). So to encourage his curiosity, I found a book at the library with pictures of kids doing yoga. It's fun to watch him flip through the book and pick out the poses he wants to try. Some he skips because they "look too hard", other times he'll ask me if I can help him and then I end up down on the floor with him.

holiday season!

Sunday was our day for decorating - we started with a nice meal and our Advent candle lit. Then CW helped Tim put up the ornaments and helped me put up the stockings. My mom made us a really nice set - Conrad is especially pleased with his!

And here's Conrad with his new baby doll. He's brought random dolls home from daycare at different times and late last week Tim and I were both at the storage unit so I asked him to help me get down my memory trunk. I knew I had my doll stored in there from when I was a little girl. He was thrilled! It's even gender neutral so he gets to decide if it's a baby girl or baby boy. I love seeing him be so tender with it - he even sings rock a bye baby and cradles her/him. He gets very concerned about how baby doll is wrapped and asked me if maybe Grandma could make a hat to keep her head warm this winter. I hope he's this sweet to his new little sister when she comes!

gobble, gobble

For Thanksgiving this year, we reserved the group shelter at a state park so we would have plenty of space to eat, play, string popcorn, and get outside hiking.

It was nice having so many tables; three were assigned for dining, two to three for games and crafts, and two for the buffet set up. And there were still tables leftover for whatever other use.

Here's CW and I chilling by the fire. For a child that loves his naps, he did really well staying up all day. He was a little upset at 5pm when we loaded up into the car and he realized it was getting dark and he had never got a nap, but he fell asleep before we were even out of the park and snoozed the hour in the car. When he woke up, he informed me he was hungry. Really?!? I was hoping to not have to cook after the enormous meal we had earlier. I offered him a banana or crackers and he informed me he didn't want a SNACK, he wanted 'real food, a dinner'. Thank goodness for mac n cheese - everyone was happy with that option.