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So now that I'm no longer a good hearted woman loving only my good timin' men, I should change the title of the blog to include Clara. 

Make her feel welcome into the family. 

I thought it would be a nice motherly thing to do.

Any suggestions?

Cuddle time

Cuddle time with Clara

*Sorry, I couldn't get the photo to rotate*

Thanksgiving

It was a full house with Craig's oldest brother and his family visiting for the week. His brother and wife have 4 boys. We tried to find activities to keep them all entertained. The sandbox and chickens were great entertainment for the first few days. Then there were many trips to the pond behind our house that has two beavers living in it. Tail-slapping and all, they really are entertaining. A visit to the wildlife refuge. A trip to the children's museum. A drive to the MS river. A Thanksgiving meal. It was a fun week! 

Here is the proof.

 Movie time with all the boys. 

And of course they're eating their Grandpa's popcon

 Landon loved getting Nigel hugs

 The boys with their boys

 Nature walk

 Yoga stretches

Giraffe pose

 Flamingo pose

 An Ollie sandwich

 4 boys with their heads in civil war cannons

 Thanksgiving meal

 The meal wasn't complete until Ollie fell asleep

Favorite Spot

Clara's favorite hang out spot.

In the ring sling, snuggled in for a ride anywhere.

Entertainment

Such a ham

Baby-razzi

Who looks like who?

Clara at 3 and 4 weeks...

Landon at 4 weeks

Oliver at 4 weeks

Chicken or the Egg

Which came first? 

Well, in our case the chickens came first and FINALLY we have our eggs!

We have found an egg everyday for the past 3 days! 

Landon, Oliver and I went to retrieve an egg this morning.

Landon thought it was the best thing since sliced bread.

Halloween 2011

Buzz Lightyear and Sheriff Woody

  Landon and his buddy William visiting the Emergency Room. 

Our neighborhood is so great and everyone decorated their house.

Halloween was successful. 

The boys got too much candy and not enough trick or treaters came to our house so we have too much candy in this house!

Settling

We are slowly settling into our routines. Clara spoiled me last week by eating every hour in the evenings and finally settling in for the night around 11 or 12 and then slept until 4 or 5. This week she's turning into a "normal" baby and waking every 3-4 hours. It was nice while it lasted.

 Ollie has also been spoiling us and sleeping in until 7. I'm sure now that I said something, tomorrow he'll be up at 6:15.
Ollie has changed a lot in the past 2 weeks, which is to be expected. He does love his baby still. Always wanting to hold her and pat her back. The minute he sees her awake in the morning, he goes right to the couch and gets a pillow to put under his arm, prepping for a baby.

 Landon, he's still the same Landon. Thank goodness. Loving school and learning. He wishes it were everyday. He's usually patient enough to let Ollie hold Clara first, he's a good big brother.

 Clara had her 2 week check up on Wednesday. Birth weight 8lb 5oz. Leaving the hospital weight 8lb 2oz. 2 week weight 8lb 14oz. (Ollie gained a full pound in 2 weeks)

Verbatim

"I really like living in this house. I don't want to live in our old house. I want to live in this house for hundreds and hundreds of days."


Driving past one of the city's water towers "Mom, are there a bunch of bottles in there?"