The big windstorm

Totally unrelated comment: This is my 1000th blog post!  Holy Moley, we've come a long way from my start 6 years ago!

Somehow, we never lost power during the Storm Watch 2015, but we did have one crazy moment.  The kids were playing in the other room and I heard a giant THUMP.  It was big enough that the glasses shook in our cupboard, but not so loud that I was concerned for our safety.

I looked outside and except for a bit of fallen laurel bush, I couldn't see anything that had fallen.

Until I looked a little closer and saw the giant root ball in the air:

Our neighbor had actually limbed & topped this tree over the summer, but never got around to felling it completely.  I guess that works done.  We got off pretty easy, our fence is a little wonky (or perhaps I should say wonkier), but judging from all the frantic work yesterday, I think it clipped the corner of the giant "warehouse" next door.

I am seriously wondering why we bought her that bed.

We haven't yet reached the Need-level of co-sleeping, but I can't remember the last time Cecily slept in her own room, let alone her bed.

It's Christmas!

Okay, not really, it's still mid-November.  But, our MOPS table needed somewhere to go for a playdate, so we headed to Swanson's to see the reindeer.

The kids were really disappointed a few weeks ago when we went and the sleighs weren't out yet, so they were excited to play in the sleighs again.

They were still too timid to feed the reindeer or camel, that usually takes until sometime mid-December.

I let Parker take the phone & take a few photos.

Not bad for an un-trained 5-year-old

Especially considering that I took this one:

"Mama, we are really twins now!"

Full Marble Jar = Very Happy Little Girl

Cecily filled her marble jar, so we went to Costco to get her the life-sized Elsa doll she's been wanting for months.

Think she's happy?

We're currently doing marbles for "do it the first time", you'll notice that Parker is NOT getting a prize...and at this rate it could be a long time before his jar is full.

"Now we're really twins!"

Cranky

I'm not sure what got into Cecily, but we spent most of the night in this position or something similar on Wednesday night.

Of course, she was fine when she woke up.  The grown-ups, not so much.

Random

We were a little early for swim lessons, so the kids ran around the soccer field next door.

Some ran further than others.

Dressed & ready for school!

Going to Home Depot to do a craft project:

All ready for small group: