greatest hits

today's post is brought to you by an empty house and the avett brothers.  i might even have 45 minutes to do a little christmas shopping in a bit before my kid committments kick in.  

oh free-time, i love you.

sorry for the absence of greatest hits last week.  i was worrying like a silly-nilly about my up-coming relay that i completely forgot.  my bad.

1) my boy has turned into an artist.  he wants to draw and color all the time these days, much like me at his age.  from a boy who gets the majority of traits straight from his father, this warms my heart a bit.  did you know that curling your tongue helps you draw?  it's true.

 2) at a recent birthday, i snapped some awesome pics of two extra-special baby boys.  they will be friends forever.

 3)  we're getting crafty up in here.  thanks again, pinterest.

 4) good news, i took both children to see the trains at northpark again this year and no walk of shame due to one of my children derailing the trains took place.  which makes for an much more enjoyable experience, by the way.

 5) i am learning daily that a little boy's love language involves tackling other boys.  it stresses me out less when this takes place in a pile of leaves and not in my dining room.

 6) an after-hours playdate at the arboretum with ben's classmates.  i even saw a little chihuly, finally.  woot.

 7) i have gone on and on about why i love our christmas tradition of visiting the santa at neiman-marcus downtown.  this year crosby admired the window displays, ben crawled through them, and fun was had by all.

looking forward to: our annual girls' christmas party and decorating christmas cookies with the boys.

how was your week?  what are you looking forward to?

xoxo,
coco

p.s. i had a hard time finishing this post due to what is going on across the country. my heart hurts.  i know what being in an elementary school every day is like and i have no doubt that those teachers in conneticut are heroes. hug your babies tight.  love y'all.