A Muirhead tradition! Chocolate making! We were so happy to make chocolates this year with Catherine and Jim. It's lovely quality time and "work" that just about every family member can participate in especially if one doesn't feel too fussy about the outcome. And now they're all we want to eat.

A new little activity E and I have taken up is walking to the end of the street and back (ideally without crying). E pushes the push toy and says, "uh-oh" anytime he sees it's about the veer off the sidewalk. Sometimes he takes a few steps up a neighbor's sidewalk. He likes it when there's something extra going on in the neighborhood, like a tree getting cut down, the moon shining or a rock to hold in his mouth. It's the little things. But honestly this 20-30 minute activity is just the ticket.

Good news! Conor's parents were able to join us for Thanksgiving! This is a really fun tradition we've established over the last few years and we were so happy to revive it. Two years have past since the last time Catherine and Jim were in our home. We went to the local Turkey Trot and ate a delicious dinner. Seriously, so yummy! Conor cooked the turkey on the Traeger.

Here are Conor and his dad, Jim, playing the longest game of chess ever. What do all these men/baby have in common? Their middle names are the first name of their fathers.

Some of our friends have a farm with all sorts of animals - llamas and goats included. And they breed dogs so we went over one afternoon and snuggled puppies! There were two litters - 4 weeks old and 7 weeks. Oh my goodness! The puppies are so cute and the dogs they grow up to be are really pretty too. The kids all loved loving on the puppies.