Triple the Love: November 2013

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

November 19, 2013

Even though Noah was home today with a bad cold, he and Tom still got to giggling at dinner. Giggling about a line from a movie if I recall correctly. Noah could not be any more like his dad, and I love it! In the midst of the laughter Noah said, "I love my life!"
It doesn't get much better than that.

November 17, 2013

Happy Birthday Mom!!! We love you!!!

Monday, November 18, 2013

November 16, 2013

Saturday morning I drove Noah and his buddy Brandon to Grand Haven to a bacon cooking class. Recall Noah's Halloween costume, and his life mantra, "Everything is better with bacon." The boys had a blast preparing everything from mini egg/muffin/bacon casseroles to tater tots wrapped in bacon, to milk chocolate dipped bacon strips. Yes, you read that right. They learned so much and brought the recipes home to share! If you attend any holiday gatherings with us this year, don't be surprised if one or two of these items appear on the table! I loved sitting back in this beautiful professional kitchen, sipping my tea, watching them cook!

November 14, 2013

This morning was a planned 'late start' for the kids. We adore these mornings where we have just a little more time to relax and eat pancakes before school. Love.

November 11, 2013

The girls played their first basketball game tonight! Tom is their coach and they have so much fun! Go Panthers!! Actually, even though it is a West Ottawa team, their actual team name is Clemson! I thought Laura M. would love that! (Sophie is in blue shorts, Abby in black/pink)

The week of November 4

This week I took time to notice and enjoy a few small moments. They seemed insignificant at the time, but I know that they are treasures.
One night Tom worked late and the rest of us were a little 'off'. To fend off the evening crabbies we decided we needed to create. Noah thought we should "finger paint like when we were little" and I loved that idea. We wondered what would happen if we finger painted with our special water color paints. We added in some drawings with oil pastels. We were creative and we made a mess and we weren't crabby any more.
Noah and I enjoyed some quiet reading time together one evening while the girls and Tom were at basketball practice.
We picked up our first CSA share this week. The first night we roasted a big batch of the veggies and the next night I made it in to a wonderful soup. Noah loves adding the oil and salt to the vegetables before roasting.
Beautiful moments.