It is beginning to look a lot like...

Christmas!
You may have noticed in the background of our latest photos and videos that our Christmas tree is up and decorated (at least the top half, away from curious fingers).

There is no such thing as "too early" for Christmas in my book (okay, maybe before Halloween would be pushing it). We especially love starting the celebration a little early because we are usually out of town for the holiday so we want to make the effort of getting the decorations out worth it.

Friday Happenings.

Today was a very busy day. We started off early in the morning with Spanish Class. My friend, Lorraine, teaches Spanish every Friday and today I was able to capture some singing to share:

After Spanish, we headed over to our local Science Center to play for a while.
They had a special activity of pretending to do doctor check-ups:
Luckily, everyone was found to be healthy.
And then of course there was coloring.
Where Saba was happy to join the big kids.

My kind of busy.

Not much to say today.
Too busy playing.

Drum Circle

Another frequent activity in our house are nightly drum circles. And who better to join our festivities than a cousin Saba.

Hi Ho...

...Cherry-O!

A new nightly happening has taken over my house.

Eric and the kids play Hi Ho Cherry-O in the evenings after their baths and before bedtime (I actually think the promise of the game is what he uses to keep the bath running smoothly).
At first I was a little nervous with how Emery would do with the game considering that it involves very small pieces not to mention the whole waiting your turn thing (not a huge two year old skill).
Turns out he loves it and does an excellent job playing with Eric and Analise.

It is turning into a perfect way to end the day.

Missing our Visitors.

Thank you all for the comments. I too am guilty of reading many blogs and only rarely leaving a comment so I completely understand, but it is good to know you are out there.

We had a wonderful weekend with our guests. Rarely am I able to describe weekends with visitors enjoyable AND relaxing but that was certainly and gratefully the case with our visitors.

We laughed, ate, played at parks, visited the Science Center, and just hung around the house watching our children play.

Analise's favorite part was bath time when she was allowed to help bathe her new friend, Finn.
And it only took us until the second night to realize that if we stipulated that she wash Finn from within the bathtub herself, we could slyly make sure that she took a bath herself.
Thank you for a wonderful weekend Kristin, Claire, Drew, and Finn...we can't wait to see you all again.

Half way!!!

Okay, day 15. We are half-way through NaBloPoMo.

So far I am feeling pretty good. Maybe that is because I have so many wonderful and exciting things to share or maybe it is because I am really half-assing this whole posting thing. Either way, I am happy to be half-way through my November obligation.

I will say I am a little disappointed about the lack of comments on my posts. I know I may have lost some readers when I neglected my blog for about a month but it does help me get through the month of November knowing that I am not sharing for my own sake.

So even though I missed National de-lurking day on November 6th, I am holding my own personal de-lurking day to let me know that I am not just talking to myself.

If you read, please leave a comment that lets me know and I will get out of my fetal position in the corner and continue to share the hijinks of my family.