Maverick & Mom

Over Thanksgiving weekend my brother Kevin and his wife Rachel were kind enough to snap some pictures of Maverick at one month old. Here are some favorites of Maverick and I:

Puffy Pears

Last night I had pears in my kitchen waiting to be eaten. So I jumped on pinterest for some inspiration and decided to make this:

Basically poached pears wrapped in puff pastry with honey syrup.

They were delicious, easy to make and tasted like winter.

I highly recommend them ♥

Rub A Dub Dub

Can I just say that I love having a newborn in the house again?

Here are a couple pictures of bath time- Maverick is just like Adelaide was and loves the calming water of a bath :)

Maverick's honorary aunt Naomi sent him this funny onesie... love it!

Inspirational to Me

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"MY LORD GOD, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it. Therefore I will trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone."

- Thomas Merton, "Thoughts in Solitude"

Loves Being a Big Sister

Adelaide is adjusting well to having a new sibling. When Maverick sneezes she exclaims "bless you baby Maverick!" and she kisses and holds him all the time. Sometimes she doesn't like him using "her" blankets (even though usually they aren't hers) and she can get a little jealous of him nursing... I nursed Adelaide for a long time and I explained to her that once the baby came she couldn't nurse anymore. She understands it pretty well now but one day she saw me nursing and wanted to nurse too. I said "no, nursing is for babies and you are a big girl." She thought she could outsmart me and pointed to the side Maverick was on and said "Maverick's milk," and pointed to the other side and said, "my milk." I explained all the milk is for the baby and we've been pretty good ever since. That funny girl makes me laugh.

Here are a few pictures from the day after Maverick was born:

Silly Grandpas

Adelaide just loves her Grandpas! Recently she was lucky enough to have some special visits with them:)

Grandpa lets Adelaide wear anything she wants!

Grandpa brought Adelaide some girly accessories and modeled how they are worn.

Adelaide loved building towers with her Grandpa.

Come visit us again soon!

Happy Halloween

Adelaide was a hot air balloon for Halloween and really got into the trick-or-treating spirit. We started out at a work trick-or-treat party where she got down the basics. Then Rick and Adelaide went out together for more while Maverick and I came home and waited for trick-or-treaters that never came.

Our little hot air balloon.

Rick was a cloud (although was often mistaken for cotton candy).

One of Maverick's first outings in his sling.

Maverick in his Halloween outfit.

Jessica was Miss Judy Little Hands from the SNL Lawrence Welks Show skits. If you aren't familiar please google a couple of them... hilarious.