Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Out here in ol' Virginny we had a tasty good time at Nanna and Papa's new house. We're so glad they moved when they did, because there really wasn't space at their old house or our current house for everybody and the food. Here's some pictures from the feast:

Nanna, Logan and Jack, carving the turkey and "testing" it to make sure it's safe...

JJ and Logan helping out....just kidding. They were on kid duty, and the kids were running in circles when this shot was taken. This is Nanna and Papa's living room.

Nanna getting the tasty stuffing out...

Papa and the Butterball

The feast!!!

I was historian, so sorry! No photos. I look pretty much the same. No obvious baby bump yet...although after I eat it sticks out a little bit. I'll post a picture when there's something to show!

I hope everyone had a great Turkey day! We missed our family out west, but we'll hopefully see you soon!

Better People

I haven't posted in a long time, so I feel like I should, but...I have no pictures! While my sons are still adorable, and growing up way too fast, I haven't been very active with our camera, so their lives remain digitally undocumented.

This month has been a transition, because Logan has finally switched over to his "permanent" shift at work (this was originally going to happen in August, then October, then late October, then November 1st). We've been very excited about this change because it gives us a SCHEDULE! Now when someone asks if Logan and I are available on some Thursday night several weeks from now, I can say with much more authority "Yes!!" (or no). Logan is now working night shifts, which is much better than it sounds. He goes to work after the boys go to bed, and gets home shortly after they wake up. He says good morning to them, talks a bit about his night, and then goes to sleep for a few hours while the kids and I start our day. Luckily he sleeps like a rock, so the noise in the front room doesn't bother him. He usually gets up around 3, so he still gets to play with the boys and participate in other activities (he's currently helping to coach the SVU wrestling team). It seems like he has a lot more days off, and his schedule is now such that he gets a three day weekend every other week!

I told a friend of mind a few months ago that I was looking forward to this schedule change because it would make us "better people." What I meant was that we could have a schedule, and set some good habits in place that we've been lax on the past few years. So far, so good--the boys now have a very predictable bed time, and they're getting really good at going to sleep! They're usually asleep by 7:30, so I almost don't know what to do with myself after Logan goes to work. Plus I am much better at cleaning the kitchen (it's some weird psychological thing about wanting Logan to see that it actually can be clean, so I do it right before I go to bed and he gets home before it looks like a disaster area again). Almost three whole weeks, and still going strong.

Anywhoo, that's been the biggest event this month. Aside from helping Nanna and Papa move, which was an adventure, but I'll save that for another time.

G'night!