Ammon and leaf pile

I have been dying to write about how sweet Ammon is, but I’ve been so tired lately I haven’t gotten the chance. We just adore this baby. He is so sweet and easy-going. Even though I feel like I can’t get anything else in life right, one thing that is going right is Ammon.

He brings out the best in Lydia and me. Mary is still keeping a bit of distance, and Abe has been so busy with work that he hasn’t really had a chance to bond with Ammon, but Lydia and I are totally in love. Lydia will sit with Ammon on her lap until long after her legs fall asleep, and I just adore seeing the two of them together. Yesterday she sang him the sweetest song she made up about how Ammon will always be her little brother and that no matter what he does, she will always love him. She sang about how even if he made bad choices when he grew up, he would always be her little brother and she would always be his big sister. It almost made me cry to hear her singing such sweet things.

I didn’t know what to expect with a boy since so far I’ve only had girls, but he has my whole heart.

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Other random pictures from of late:

Yesterday I made popovers for Lydia's play date with her best friend in the whole universe (her words), Gunnar. He was a sweet boy, and he, Lydia, and Mary played together beautifully. It made me happy to hear so many squeals of joy all day long.
Yesterday I made popovers for Lydia’s play date with her best friend in the whole universe (her words), Gunnar. He was a sweet boy, and he, Lydia, and Mary played together beautifully. It made me happy to hear so many squeals of joy all day long.

Here are some videos of the girls playing in the leaf pile today:

One video, Two videos, Three videos, Four.

Today Abe dressed the girls warmly before taking them outside to help rake and jump in leaves.
Today Abe dressed the girls warmly before taking them outside to help rake and jump in leaves.

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My heart stopped when I saw this picture. I have never seen Lydia smile like that. I must be doing something wrong if nothing I have done to date produced this look. This smile was the result of Abe's efforts to play with the girls in the leaf pile.
My heart stopped when I saw this picture. I have never seen Lydia smile like that. I must be doing something wrong if nothing I have done to date produced this look. This smile was the result of Abe’s efforts to play with the girls in the leaf pile.

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We went to dinner tonight at Black Sheep Restaurant with the Greens. I thought the light fixture looked like a Chihuly...
We went to dinner tonight at Black Sheep Restaurant with the Greens. I thought the light fixture looked like a Chihuly…
My dinner.
My dinner.

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