Noteworthy Pics and Videos from November

Yes, I am fully aware that months have passed since I posted any pictures or information about our lives.  I've accepted the fact that I'm not a strong, consistent blogger---hopefully by now, you've accepted that as well.  Here are a few pictures and videos that will represent our November festivities:

This is something I'm truly proud of!  This Thanksgiving, I finally attempted to make an apple pie completely from scratch.  It's Brent's favorite dessert, and his mother's recipe.  I've been very intimidated by it, because I had so much to live up to.  With a little advice from his sister, this apple pie turned out pretty good.  I don't think it was as good as it could have been, but Brent liked it.

Additional Thanksgiving news was that we ALL ended up with the stomach bug that day!  So much for enjoying the holiday with family.  Brent ended up cooking almost the whole meal because I wasn't feeling good, then he was pretty much the only one that ate that day because it didn't sound good to any of us.  He was sick by the end of the day, and then all of us were feeling better a few days later.  Our Thanksgiving dinner was simply postponed a few days.

I LOVE how much my girls enjoy reading!  I find them all over the house, with so many different books, in all kinds of positions, at varying levels of consciousness.  I hope they keep their love of reading for a long time!

I especially enjoy the tender moments when they sit and read together.

What picture album would be complete without the classic "underwear on your head" photos.  These girls crack me up!

 Learning and showing off their sign language skills for the camera.

Entertaining daddy, and getting a little physical exercise.  It makes me smile to see them so happy.

 This video cracks me up!  One night, after we put the girls to bed, it had been quiet in their room for a little while.  We knew Kaelisse wasn't sleeping yet, but we thought she was probably getting close.  Usually when she doesn't want to go to bed, it becomes a tantrum-filled night.  I'm not sure why she decided to do things differently this night, but it was so funny!  We sat in the living room listening to her and laughing for a while!