Since the boys were born, we have had few long weekends without travel plans or an illness hitting the family. This Thanksgiving was a rare opportunity to spend extended quality time just as our family. We didn't make many plans, we avoided shopping, and we avoided too many chores other than the mountain of dishes on Thanksgiving. (This is why I cook - I hate doing dishes!)
It was a welcome break and a fantastic weekend, exactly what was needed. Lots of time to recharge and refresh. Time to reappreciate our loved ones. Time to burn off the calories we ingested in the form of tiramisu.
The weather was gorgeous so we got plenty of outdoor time as well, both at the park and in the yard. As much as you plan, you never know when great family moments will happen. When I thought about having kids, I never imagined picking up acorns and leaving them for squirrels in our treehouse would bring such pure, beautiful joy.
The boys hanging out in our treehouse... new favorite picture? Absolutely. Hope your holiday was as sweet as mine.
(I mean seriously... tell me these boys don't make you want to pack up your car and come for a visit!)
9 comments:
This is an adorable picture! :) Glad you had a rejuvenating break, we did too!
Lovely!! Such a cute Nate smile! The playhouse must be so much fun at that age.
I also H-A-T-E doing dishes, cooking is so much more fulfilling, hehe, in more than one way.
Awesome photos, and so glad you had such a lovely weekend! I will also do almost anything to avoid dishes. It was nice having my parents here... the dishes seemed to magically do themselves! Sadly, they left, and that ended. Alas.
Oh, Nate's face is sooooo cute! Love that sweet smile! Great picture of both boys.
Yes! I do want to visit, but not pack up the car. Ugh, that would take forever!
I'm glad to hear you had a nice Thanksgiving and a nice long weekend. Sometimes doing nothing is the best thing to do.
I totally want to come visit, but packing the car...not so much.
Fantastic pictures! Happy Thanksgiving.
Love the treehouse photo! It is amazing how you can capture some of the best photos at random moments.
Their personalities really shine through in that picture. Awesome!
That last photo makes me want to have another set of twins! (But only if I could be sure they'd be as cute and sweet as Alex and Nate, and that's coming from someone who's never even met them!)
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