Small Joys

Recently in Parenting Magazine there was an article about 5 friends every kid should have. One of the 5 was "the neighbor" friend. Also referred to as the "convenient" friend. The friend who you don't need to set a play date, you just send them over or outside and when they are done the head home. The last couple months we have really enjoyed our neighbor friend Eli. He is Josh's age but he enjoys playing with both Sam and Josh. Today in the snowy weather josh and eli played outside for like an hour, it was great!



I love the age 9 months! Zeke is so happy, he is crawling around and exploring. His schedule is simple- two naps and bed. He eats well and is just so cute! It is hard to get a picture because he always wants to crawl to me! Oh- and yes, he does crawl like Sam with the one leg up. Oh- and I can't get him away from the Christmas tree...





Tinker toys! Sam loves to build with his blocks and tinker toys. He will work on them for hours!



The bus is truly a small joy! We debated whether 0r not to have Sam ride the bus because he is so young. But it is great, and now that it is snowy out I love it even more! I don't have to bundle up Josh and Zeke to bring or pick up Sam. The bus does it all! And the stop is right outside our house!!



Kevin came home with a new SMALL SMALL toy...he won it in a drawing!