San Francisco

We went to San Francisco for Thanksgiving.  Rachel just had a new baby, Liv, so we got to go extra early for her baby naming.  Here is Tahl with his face painted from Liv's party.  

Zev decided to stick with the crown theme.  They had a great time celebrating baby Liv. 

Tahl and I went to the sticker factory the next day with Tova, Ava, Jaren, and Harper.  We had lots of fun, even though he wouldn't get in the picture. 

Later that afternoon, a bunch of us went to Muir Woods. 

The kids thought it was really cool that they could get in the middle of a tree. 

They had so much fun running around and being silly together the whole week. 

Zev needed his picture with Noah inside this big log.

Tahl had borrowed his cousins jacket, and he loved it. 

All the biggest cousins posing.

I think these two look a little alike. 

Ari and I

Tahli and mommy. We spent the whole time playing Sofia and Clover from Sofia the First. 

Z with dad

Ashley (who Zev LOVES), Zev, Oren, and Ava

This was the best picture I got of my two. Oh well. 

This is sweet little Liv, who we went to meet. She is the happiest, sleepiest newborn ever.  It is funny how much Isaac has already grown, she just seems so tiny! 

Here are some fried smokes from Thanksgiving day.  The kids thought  they were pretty good. 

Oren gave Tahl a face painting of NALA! 

Zev got plants vs. zombies.  

He was really excited about this "zom-boss." 

Here is Ellie, the sweetest girl ever, snuggling with Isaac. 

Tahl had to get in on the snuggles too. 

Overall, I'd say it was a pretty tiring trip for the boys!

Phone dump

Here are a few pictures off of my phone.  Isaac likes to ride around in style on a cold day. 

Every day in November we added a feather to our turkey to say what we were thankful for.  

My dad and Stacy watched the big boys for a weekend, while my mom watched Isaac. (Thanks everyone!!)  Ari and I were so happy to sleep and go out to eat without kids.  It was a great little vacation for us.  Here is Tahl visiting with Grandpa while he was in Tyler. 

Zev had lots of fun playing with his Uncle Jacob. 

Isaac went on the swing for the first time, and Tahl insisted that Nala ride with him. 

Here is Nala buckled into the car because, of course, she has to be safe.

Isaac got to swing two days in a row! 

He still isn't completely sure what he thinks about it though... 

Tahl at School

Tahl's teachers got some pictures of him at school in the last month.  Here he is investigating pumpkins and gourds. 

Playing in the pool

Having some fun in music

And my favorite, playing babies with friends...

5 months!

I can't believe my sweet baby is 5 months old! He is the sweetest, happiest guy. He is finally sleeping more, getting up usually around 10 and 2. His big brothers still adore him. They always try to help him if he's crying or lay on the floor to have tummy time with him. He is rolling from his back to his stomach, but he is still having trouble rolling off of his stomach.

Best of all, he still loves to eat and is getting VERY chubby. Hooray!


I sat the baby in the chair to take his pictures, and I turned around and found this.


He was a little surprised about it.

He wasn't so sure about taking pictures today.  Mr. Big Eyes... 

Uhhhh... What are you doing?

He may have missed his mouth trying to get his hand in.

I don't know why I love bad pictures of my children so much.  This one cracks me up. 

Finally a smile! 

He had a hard time smiling because he couldn't stop talking to me long enough. 

I can't possibly express how much I love this goofy little person.

As always, I think his name meaning "He will laugh," is already true. 

(And a little pajama smiley face!)