Sick & broken...;)

Sick = all of us.

Broken = our camera.

(I know, I know, the broken camera in itself could be a national disaster!!;)

As our family spends this week trying to recover from various illnesses, we will also be trying to figure out how to retrieve our Thanksgiving-week-photos from our now dead camera. :)

Check back next week!

Until then...

Off to the farm!

We're headed to visit Steve's family in TN...signing off until next week...

Have a happy Thanksgiving!!

There is so much to be thankful for!!!

Brother & sister bonding (too cute!)

Whenever Natalie is sitting somewhere, Joshua LOVES to climb up and sit-n-snuggle with her. It's so precious!

He just crawls right up and sticks his thumb in his mouth.

Doesn't want to do anything...just sit with her.

Sometimes he'll try to hold her hand...

The sweetness of it, I can't even explain it! He just seems to love her and want to be near her.

He looks at her and proclaims:

"I luh you Na-Na!"

Melting our hearts daily, these little ones!!!

Gearing up for winter (and keeping us laughing!)

Natalie has been the blessed recipient of some of the cutest winter gear - made especially for her by family and friends!

Joshua helps Natalie try on her new hat from Aunt Rosemary:

"Am I cute or what?!"

(And not pictured is an adorable matching sweater!)
And pictured below, our friend Katie knit this little sweater/hat/bootie set for Natalie and it is precious!!

"I'm ready for the snow to arrive!"

A man in the making...

Learning to be like Daddy!

It starts with a bite...
Then ends with his own bowl!

Precious daddy moments

Reading books and laughing:
Silly faces:

Showing off his new shirt:

"BIG and STRONG just like Daddy!"

Daddy serenading Natalie:

He sings to her...she coos at him...precious!!!

We have the BEST daddy in the world!!

THE looks.

Our kids have the funniest looks sometimes. Thought I would capture and share a few...

Precious. Hilarious. Amazing!

Visiting YaYa!

As our YaYa is recovering from a recent surgery, we hopped over to cheer her with a visit!

Our master pianist at work...

"I mean really, Mom...I'm hard at work here."

A delightful little musician indeed!

A little road trip...

Mama and the munchkins accompanied Daddy on a work trip recently. Though it was challenging traveling with two little ones, we had a blast!

The famous waffle fries can only mean one thing...yes, we were so bad and stopped at Chick-fil-A!!!

One afternoon while wandering around a little town, we found a toy store that let you play with everything...

Needless to say, we had SO MUCH FUN in there!!

(A ladybug instrument set, I mean, how cool is that?!)

Fountain-walking in the town square:

Climbing on some big trucks always elicits one of Joshua's favorite expressions: "WHOA!"

Precious time with daddy running and jumping in the leaves...

What a joy...

To daily experience the priceless expressions of glee from these two when they are together...

Dancin' in our jammies!

And clearly, no hotel room stay would be complete without jumping on the beds!!

(This may have been better than a trampoline!!)

Natalie and daddy giggles before bed (their nightly ritual):

Oh, and the next best part of the trip?

Waffles for breakfast, everyday!!

And on the way home...a stop to Friendly's, a traveling MUST.