November came and went quickly, like what seems to be the pattern in this life. We enjoyed the warmer than normal temps, music class, library time, play dates, photo shoots, and Thanksgiving with my side of the family down in Charles City.
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Gwendolyn is very funny with her cooking and organization. Ha. This was back in the day when baby doll (crazy-haired troll doll) and Elmo went every.where.with.her. Now it's typically pink "bear" (seen below) or a different baby doll and troll baby doll and Elmo stay in her crib. She likes to switch it up.
We did lots of "in studio" shoots here at our place and of course needed a model to test the lighting and such each time. She's finally more cooperative than she used to be. That's a big YAY from this photographer mommy who really wants her child to sit still and look at the camera!
For whatever reason, she often "wears" her socks, pants, shirts, etc on her hands and arms.
Her "curls" after a bath.
I think she gets her love of carrying as much as possible from her mommy who hates making multiple trips. But seriously, this is totally normal around here. The girl loves putting things in things and carrying them around.
We had the Schwager girls and Ceci over for a play date before both of their mommies went into labor. It was a disaster around here, but the girls had fun and were so cute together.
We didn't know what either Amanda or Margie was having, which is always so much fun. Amanda had her third girl and..............Margie had the first boy in the club!
Here are all of us pregnant (again!) Love it!
Introducing Ashlyn Grace Schwager! Such a tiny little adorable peanut.
She barely hit her head on the couch and almost immediately got the goose egg and it turned blue. Poor girl.
Lunch time with friends.
Tom took her on a little adventure to go grab the mail. Who needs their own coat when you have daddy's...
I do love that my daughter is a good little helper. Here she is cleaning up her spilled milk. She'll even throw the paper towel away and amazingly enough her work passes inspection almost every single time.
Coloring is a favorite pastime.
Thanksgiving in CC was exciting and busy, per usual. Gwendolyn enjoyed playing with her cousins, running around, and getting lots of attention and love. The food and company was fabulous and I always leave family gatherings feeling so thankful for my mom's side of the family who are all the most loving and funny and Christ-focused people! (My dad's side is great too, but being an only child, we just didn't spend as much time with his extended family.)
Gwendolyn with Great-Aunt Vicky.
Just a few "Stauffers"! Love it!
Cousins!
(My cousin's daughter, Taryn, who is holding Gwendolyn was the flower girl in our wedding.)
2012 Sinclair Family Picture since we didn't get one at the cabin this year.
Notice someone new? I have a new baby sister! Well, kind of. At least until May. She's from Brazil and is living with my parents through the school year. She's super sweet and loves her new nieces and nephews.
After our Thanksgiving celebration where I ate way too many Special K bars (you rock, Kristen) and Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, we went back to hang at the hotel where the boys and their families were staying. The water was cold and my pregnant body was exhausted from going non-stop for two days so I very willingly handed my daughter off to have someone else take her swimming. Knowing she'd probably be "all done" fairly quickly, this ended up being a wise choice *smile.
Wyatt loves his Auntie Sarah!
Gwendolyn adopted a new baby that Grandpa Sinclair picked up for her.
She was NOT happy when Wyatt took her baby away.
Building tall towers (and counting as we go) is one of our favorite things to do. Making them fall down and CRASH is really awesome too!
That about sums it up! Now we're gearing up for our Christmas travels and more time with family, and I can't wait to share pics from December in January! We've been having fun with Santa and parties galore.
Hope you've got your shopping and wrapping done! My to do list is still pretty long, but I'm looking forward to a nice, relaxing weekend at home with my favorite people and I'm so thankful I decided to take this time off before Christmas. It's been much needed!
Enjoy the day!
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