m.

how we love our boy.

xo.

advent, advent...

advent season (& finishing my master's thesis) means... time to bake cookies. today we baked päpanät, a traditional german/dutch/danish/menno (please make up your mind norma jost voth!) christmas cookies. they're a perfect size for little hands.

i'm sure ours turned out so well because they were lovingly watched the entire time they were baking.

happy 1st advent!

xo.

best pyjamas.

can you guess why these p.j.s are m's favourites?

baby elf.

hats like this one can be found in erin's shop. she made me one, too. :)

mateo aime papa.

waffles.

we like waffles.

especially with vanilla sauce.

especially for dinner.

happy happy happy.

lately around our house:

m has monkey in one hand, bear in the other, singing to them, babbling to them, dancing...

he gently lays both stuffies down, telling them very seriously, "faites dodo!"

apparently bear gives him some trouble. he holds him up very closely to his face and says, "fais dodo, bäa! fais dodo, bäa!" bear then sleeps obediently.

probably awakened by bear's shenanigans, monkey protests the early bedtime. monkey, too, receives a solemn look and "fais dodo, ooh ooh ooh (imagine a monkey making this sound)!"

we are enchanted by our boy.

endspurt.

i am this close to finishing my thesis.

but as i race towards the finish line (november 26th), i feel like a pinball being shot back & forth in the motivation machine.

one day, 8 pages.

another day, one sentence.

long periods of staring at the computer screen.

no, it is not time for a break again.

coffee.

coffee.

last week i was at the university monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday sunday.

there is such a thing as too much university.

i need to go home to drink a pot of tea.

& talk to my husband.

& play with my son.

xo.

backyard photo shoot.

take one.

take two.

take three.

take four.

obligatory chase scene.

admiring nature scene.

mother & daughter.

xo.

more of omi & opa.

reading books with opa.

kiss me, kate in stratford.

breakfast at symposium.

goofing around with opa...

xo.

at the farm.

two weekends ago (already!) omi & opa kampen came for a visit to kw.

we had a wonderful time together, & had lots of adventures.

our first major adventure was at shantzholm pumpkin farm, where we saw lots of pumpkins & gourds, & met real live farm animals.

bunnies

the very loud mule

piglets

sheep

calves.

m was not so sure about the farm animals, although he regularly makes sounds for all the animals, & loves looking at them in books. luckily opa was there to protect him. & the day was beautiful for a walk.

macaroni mess.

the adventures in eating continue...

couch cuddles.

secret hideout.

when we go out walking.

happy birthday, onkel emy!

a few weeks ago, just in time for the beginning of term, sarah & jeremy moved here. & sarah had a birthday. which we kind of missed. so this time, when it was jeremy's birthday, we came armed with apple pie & cool whip & presents. sarah had the sparklers. m thought they were pretty awesome. so did jeremy, apparently. :)

new kitchen floor.