November and December are such busy months for us.

James celebrated is 2nd Birthday with toy shopping, Lunch out, his favorite dinner and constant attention, his favorite thing.I am so grateful to have his lively spirit around to make us all laugh. He has so many silly ideas he is willing to share with everyone. He is also one tough cookie. The last year has been so much fun as his personality has developed. Lucas is 5, can you believe it. He is such a fantastic little boy. He wants to do the right thing, and is very willing to stay in boundaries we discuss. He is a leader among his friends and quickly disappears into creative play with them. It is fun to eaves drop on their play and listen to what his vivid imagination is creating. He enjoys sports and riding his bike with me when I run. Thanksgiving was very nice this year. We spent it with our friends the Thompson's at their house. The boys helped me roll up the rolls. One of our Christmas traditions growing up was to go into the mountains to go Christmas tree hunting. Kansas is kind of limited on it's Christmas trees, but we found a fun farm, and have gone there a few years. Lucas takes the job pretty seriously. James enjoyed running down the aisle of trees.Adam's parents came for a Christmas visit and were here for Adam's birthday. We took everyone to Cow town Museum in Wichita. It is set up like a 1890s town. We had a lot of fun playing games and learning how things were done back then.Boys learning new skills.A birthday photo. Lucas was being overly silly and it took about 10 tries to get one without his feet in his face. Customized gingerbread housesJames loves to bake with me. If he sees measuring cups on the counter he pushes a stool over and climbs up. He is expert at cleaning of used utensils.