Hats!

Check out these amazing hats!  Our dear friend Sybil made us an entire coordinating suite of hats for Christmas. What a gift...meaning both an amazing present for us and an incredible talent in Sybil.  You know that my dream would be to have a photo of all of us together wearing the hats, but the amount of moving parts that would need to come together to make that happen is astounding (just having us all clothed would be a good place to start).  So, here we are in action, modeling the gifts:

Hannah's has the coolest swirled pattern knitted into it.  She clearly loves it.

Millie's uses the yellow from Hannah's flower accent.  Kids like to wear them during tea parties.

Mine has the same flower knitted onto it.  Si's is just cool.

Best of all, this is what I woke up to on Saturday morning.  Christopher making us pancakes in his new hat.  A sight I hadn't seen in a month!  

Thanks for the precious gifts of your love and talent, Sybil!

Six Months

Feeling The Love

Thought I'd put your minds at ease about our recent instances of "sleeping with sharp objects".  Remember back in December when Si fell asleep with the deadly glass-enclosed photo of Christopher?  Risk of nocturnal stabbing no more:

Christopher's mom made us incredible Daddy Pillows for Christmas.  These are phenomenal.  Each one different and specific to its owner.  The kids wrap their arms around the pillows and hug daddy tight.

We also gave the kids a Daddy blanket (for Mils) and a Daddy pillowcase (for Si).  They are literally wrapped in love and security while Daddy's away from us.