Preperations

We are getting ready for Christmas. Charlotte has been wrapping up all kinds of things from around the house to hand out as gifts on Christmas morning. She is very cute about it. She came to me the other morning with a basketball-size bouncy ball and said, "Mom, can you help me wrap this for Daddy?" Of course I said, "sure, he'll love it!"

I have been very lax about taking pictures of the kids. Here are a few of Eli from yesterday. He still has fun letting me photograph him, although he is fast and doesn't stay in one place for me very well. He cracks himself up, though. Which totally cracks me up.






My favorite thing that Eli does lately - when I hold him and he's tired he folds his arms in tight and tucks them up to his chest, then leans over them and puts his head on my shoulder. He presses his cheek hard onto the bony part of my shoulder, which I think might be becuase his molars are coming in and the pressure feels good on his mouth. I like the consider it a hug, though, and I squeeze him tight right back.