Faith loves bananas. But she won't eat one unless SHE holds it. And it has to be in the peel. You can't peel it and put it on her tray. Nope. Won't eat it. I think my mom must have given her a banana in the peel while the kids were in Delta. Ever since she came back, it has been the ONLY way to eat one.
Here's Michael holding Lauren. He was very excited to meet her when my mom brought him and Faith back from Delta. He is a good big brother.
Faith has done really well with Lauren around. I was worried about her. But she's very sweet to Lauren - calls her "baby," pats her head or belly, tries to give her a binkie when she cries. It's cute. But I can also tell that it's hard on Faith to have to share the attention. She's been a little more whiney than normal, and she just needs some extra attention.

With another child, I had to find another Christmas stocking. Michael and Faith had matching ones, but I couldn't find another one that matched those for Lauren. So I decided to copy the ones Jeff and I have and make a new one for each kid, so the whole family would have matching stockings.

Here are the originals, which I bought at Fred Meyer ages ago for Jeff and me:And here's my version for the kids:This was a fun project - and really easy. And the best part is, when we have kids in the future, I can just make another one to match. Aren't snowmen cute? I like snowman Christmas decor so much better than Santa decor.