Birthdays, New Kids and Thanks

The day of Thanksgiving has come and gone, but we're still thankful for so much.  We were reminded of all the joys in our lives, yesterday, as we celebrated with Mike's family.

"Aunt" Sam took a turn, holding our newest bundle of joy.  Isn't Sam just gorgeous?

And Riley took in the other new addition to our family-- Cousin Haley, born one week after Brooks!

Naturally, with two babies born so close together, we simply had to get pictures of the two of them.  And even more naturally, hilarity ensued.  Apparently, 3- and 4-week-olds don't sit up very well on their own. :)

This next one reminds me of the paparazzi shots, as the star is trying to make a break for it but has to breeze by the camera to do so.  In other words, Brooks says, "See ya!"

Not to be outdone, the two oldest cousins got ready for a shoot with all six kiddos!

There are few things funnier than getting a group of kids to try to all 1) look and 2) smile at the same time.  Really, these turned out amazing!  :)

Holy cow-- I almost can't stand Riley's sweetness.

... and Noelle's.

We're thankful that Noelle is almost TWO!  We celebrated her birthday with the fam.  This is her saying, "Open it!?"  She was pretty stoked. And then she opened this one, and it was all three Knuffle Bunny books!  Oh, Mo Willems, we heart you.

 And a pony!  With a hot air balloon!

But the highlight for Noelle may have been the unlimited crackers.  Oh, man, that party was off the hook!

We love giving thanks, yesterday, today and always.