Happy Thanksgiving to anyone who is reading this. We have a lot to be thankful for in our family and I hope you do as well.
First, I must go back nearly a month (that long already?!) and show you a photo of our little "skeleton" from Halloween.
I also have to share a few photos from last weekend. Jacob was grabbing one book after another from the bookshelf (sci-fi paperbacks not child-friendly hardbacks), then pulling himself up onto the coffee table to "read" to himself. As soon as he was done with one book he would scramble back off the table, grab another book and then back up he'd go. I think what he was reading was something along the lines of "dubb-a-dubb-a-zubby-dub", but it was just too cute!
Funny thing was, he normally tries to eat books like a billy goat - heck he'll even grab his board books and run behind a chair, squat down and start munching. But not this time. He wanted to look like a grownup.
He's been adding nearly a word a day to his vocabulary. He says all kinds of things now like stars, moon, water, boots, shoes, socks, all sorts of animal sounds, but his favorites are still bus and truck. You would know that if you ever have the opportunity to drive a few blocks with him. He wants to point every single one of them out, and he'll keep pointing them out until you acknowledge that he did so. Then he'll point them out a few more times just to make sure you got it.
Needless to say, we're very thankful that we have a healthy and happy boy. We're also very thankful that each of our sisters have very healthy children and strong and loving families.
Finally, we're very thankful that we have such terrific friends who are willing to take us in for this family-oriented holiday. We'll be at Ron and Nancy's tomorrow and look forward to everything!
Enjoy your turkeys!
I did my best to 1)avoid accidentally cutting a squirming boy and 2) to keep the bangs a bit wispy since that's how his hair has always been.
He loves getting horsey rides from either one of us, which usually end with him purposefully falling off somehow.
He looks adorable in the sweater GrandMary knit for him for Christmas.
He still loves to flirt with girls. Becky came over the other day and Jacob cozied right up to her for a book.
Best of all he obviously loves his Mommy and Daddy.
Wow! What a day it's been! Thank you all for the many well wishes and love. I don't know about your house, but today was all about family at our house. While it was just The Luce Trio here we were still able to connect with family in Fargo, Denver, and Germantown.
Then last weekend we got hit with roughly 20 inches of snow so we were able to have a white Christmas!
Here are a few photos of our day. The happiness started early, as usual, and after breakfast we brought Jacob into the family room where newly erected presents and many more presents under the tree awaited.
Jacob still has a few more presents to open which he gets to do tomorrow - yay for Boxing Day!
I hope you enjoy your day!
a tiger,
and whatever it is he's looking at here, 
and here.
Funny thing was, he normally tries to eat books like a billy goat - heck he'll even grab his board books and run behind a chair, squat down and start munching. But not this time. He wanted to look like a grownup.
This morning we went to Butler's Orchard for their annual pumpkin festival with Becky. There were hay rides,
a slide that went through a tractor (Jacob immediately ran back around to the stairs to do it again!), 
and hay everywhere!
Then this afternoon was spent raking and playing some more in the backyard. We're all exhausted but very happy. 
