thanksgiving

giving thanks 

today & everyday 

happy thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving, friends. 

May your day be filled with friends, family, good food & meaningful conversation. 

Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth!

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    Worship the Lord with gladness.

 Come before him, singing with joy.

3 

Acknowledge that the Lord is God!

    He made us, and we are his.

 We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

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Enter his gates with thanksgiving;

    go into his courts with praise.

    Give thanks to him and praise his name.

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For the Lord is good.

    His unfailing love continues forever,

    and his faithfulness continues to each generation.

psalm 100 

month two | solomon

Solly Sol! You're TWO months old now! You are such a sweet little guy. I forgot how quickly you grow and learn and develop being this small, but you sure are growing and learning and developing! You consistently sleep about TEN hours a night (and I thought we were doing good with Amos sleeping about 5 hours at this age...kid, you're spoiling me) and are on a pretty consistent 3 hour schedule during the day. You've already outgrown your newborn clothes...I think you're definitely going to be tall. You can't wear anything with feet because your long legs can't stretch out when you do. 

You're very strong - you hold your head up and like to know what's going on like Amos did. You've also started smiling in response to us...oh boy, the crazy things mama will do for an ear-to-ear smile. You've spent a couple of weekends at the lake house and this past weekend picked up your very first new state (Georgia!). Unlike Amos, you ride very well in the car for the most part. Again, kid, you're spoiling me. Speaking of Amos, he really adores you little guy. I tell him frequently that you are going to be his very best friend, and I hope with all of my heart that you are (move over, Papa!). He already takes care of you and looks out for you. He knows that his job in the car is to tell me if "he's AWAKE!" or "he's sleeping," he shares his baths with you and likes to give you kisses before bed. Sometimes I even see him kissing your head when you're on the boppy or in your bouncer. You won't always want kisses from your brother, but it makes mama's heart so happy to see Amos loving you like he does. 

Solomon Mack, keep growing big and strong! 

amos | month two 

the "neaf" pile

nothing like a good "neaf" pile to jump in with your buds 

lake weekend

we had such a sweet, sweet time with the tingles last weekend at the lake. with FIVE boys under five the weekend was anything but quiet or relaxing...but what sweet memories we'll have of our boys growing up together doing little boy things. i am so thankful to get to do life with these friends - for late night chats while the fire crackled - for afternoon couch snoozes and extra hands for baby holding (somebody always has a new baby between the two of us) - for advice and encouragement - for shared meals and recited bible verses - for daddy's who play with their boys outside - and so, so much more 

pancakes for breakfast 

"running...running"

the perfect little boy spot while daddy & uncle matt chopped wood

"hey guys!!" 

BFFs

choke hold for lucas while amos skee-daddled

solomon soaking up some quiet time by the fire