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So if there's an upside to spending the night in a tent while it's 25° F outside, I think I found it: all that shivering seems to have worked off like 5 lbs in 24 hours. O_o

Tuck and I are heading out with Brenden and Keegan for an overnight Father-Son camping trip. First time sleeping in a tent for Tuck. Beautiful day for it, just pray we don't freeze tonight!

"Tucker, stop being contradictory." "What's contry-dilla-tory?" "'Contradictory.' It means saying the opposite. A minute ago you said you 'really really like' your chili, but now that I'm telling you to you need to finish your bowl before you can have a banana cookie, you're saying you 'don't like chili.' You're just being contradictory." ". . . No I'm not."

Who needs lunch when the little local farmer's market is having an open house? Cider! Cheese! Wine! Soup! Kiffles! Cookies! Oh boy. :-)

It's funny, the little things that are sort of second nature to me because I am home day-to-day with the boys, but don't necessarily occur to Anna. Y'know, like not sitting down your coffee somewhere that little hands can reach it. In other news, Coltrane likes coffee!

♪ Two boys can nap at once, when you believe. Though it won't last, it's awesome, still. Who knew they'd nap at once? It sounds naive. When you believe, somehow they will They will when you believe ♫

"So, Tucker, when you get to see Santa this year, do you know what you're going to ask for for Christmas?" "Huh?" "When you see Santa, he'll probably ask what you'd like for Christmas. Is there anything you REALLY want this year from Santa?" "Um... a balloon." "Done and done!"

Today started out as one of those days where I woke up just feeling OLD. Unexplained aches and pains all over, y'know? Then I remembered it's my older brother Dave's birthday today, and that, really, he's certainly feeling the cold, heartless touch of the ever-closer creeping specter of death more than I am. Now I feel way better. Happy birthday bro. :-)

Hey, guy right outside our window with the exceptionally loud leaf-blower, thanks for waking up the baby. It was totally worth it to have those five leaves removed from our patio. >:-|

Okay, I'm in serious need of ideas on having a Christmas tree with a 10-month old who likes to pull down everything within reach. I'd like to avoid having him able to pull it down on top of himself! Solutions that don't involve surrounding the tree with a gate-fence or permanently affixing it into the foundation of the building are especially helpful. :-)

Well, apparently Cole loves Mulligatawny soup.

Had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with our friends Jessica, Eric, Harry, and family. Thanks for inviting us!

Thankful today for a God who loves me, the best wife ever, happy & healthy sons I get to hang with daily, and my awesome friends & family.

Feels really strange not to be the one planning/prepping/cooking a turkey today!

"Tuck, you need to finish your breakfast." "But I don't like bananas." "PFFT! Yes you do. You love bananas." "Noooooo. I really really don't." "Does that mean you don't want to make more banana cookies with me today?" "I like bananas in COOKIES, Dada."