Daily Owen & Bennett: 11.27.2016

Cuddles with my little guys. I hope they are never too old to cuddle up with mom.

Daily Owen & Bennett: 11.26.2016

Saturday morning dog park with Lukey and Bennett!

 

Later: my crazy little buddies... just living the dream.

Daily Owen & Bennett: 11.25.2016

Post Thanksgiving breakfast: waffles, sausage, and eggs...with cousins!

 

After our guests left, we put on some Christmas music and got right to decorating! I have decided that the day after Thanksgiving is my favorite day of the Thanksgiving holiday. The cooking is over, and it's just pure family time...and time to get in the Christmas spirit.

 

Plus: the day after Thanksgiving means Thanksgiving leftovers for dinner!

Daily Owen & Bennett: 11.24.2016

Well, our Thanksgiving started out like this:

 

Owen was able to fall asleep around 9pm, but woke up screaming in pain around 11pm. So at midnight, we decided to take him in. Luckily, we found out it was not broken, just sever soft tissue damage. But it still meant a VERY short night. Yawn. Happy Thanksgiving to us!

 

We started off the day bright and early at around 8pm. Owen, luckily, slept until 10am. He is still in a bit of pain from his foot, but realized that he could get around by crawling. Justin and I were busy prepping for the holiday while the kids  ran around. Our guests showed up around 1pm.

 

Little guy... feeling a little bit better.

 

We ate our Thanksgiving around 5pm. It turned out great. I want to say we had about 22 people at our house. The turkey was awesome thanks to Justin. All in all, it went really smooth... and thanks to coffee, Justin and I made it until 2am!

 

Baby table!

 

Despite a crazy week with the tree and the foot, there is so much to be thankful for. Shoot, we could have had a tree through our house or a kid in a cast... but instead, we were just a little tired. The day was so nice... great food, even better company, and so much love. Happy thanksgiving!

Daily Owen & Bennett: 11.23.2016

We had to get a new wheelbarrow today as our old one went completely KAPUT, and we now have about 398042 loads of wood to haul. Related: the TREE IS DOWN. And our neighbor actually cooperated. Of course, I think dropping the fact that we had been in touch with an attorney and sending a certified letter all helped.

But, the tree did come down, thanksgiving is on... we are in good shape for tomorrow, considering all of the events of this week.

Only downside to this otherwise positive day is that Owen was goofing off and appears to have jammed his toe. Hoping that is it and he was just really tired and it's not broken. Boys... :(

Daily Owen & Bennett: 11.22.2016

B on Brad's motorcycle... too cute.

 

Owen and his other buddy, Connor.

 

Owen teaching Phoebe how to crawl... and actually it's working. Girlfriend is on the move!

Daily Owen & Bennett: 11.21.2016

This is what happens when you put your younger brother in a headlock. He learns to fight back and bite you.

 

Hard.

 

And he smiles knowing that he won that round. Oh, boy.

 

Tree update: company today mimicked the same concerns as the last two companies. Tree is extremely dangerous, needs to come down. They will come out on Wednesday to cut it down. Our neighbor meanwhile, still thinks we should just "let it fall." We've been talking to the County, sending certified letters, talking to attorneys... GOOD TIMES.

Daily Owen & Bennett: 11.20.2016

Boys will be boys... playing "sliding games" in the mud...

Update on tree: did not fall on house last night. Phew. Lucky. Another company should be coming out today to take a look.