yes, yes, we're still here

So I'm not really sure why but being out of town makes me not want to blog...thus the reason for my recent lack of posts.  When we're home for long stretches I try to throw some pictures out there every couple of days for the grandparents viewing pleasure, so here's my attempt to get my blogging groove back: a really looong post about random things we've done for the past two weeks.  So here goes.

Here's the little boy "helping" daddy load the dishwasher. Eli doesn't try to bother the dishwasher anymore so we've forgotten  why I started doing dishes at nap time.  

Now we remember.  Nothing like getting a crying picture of your kid for old times sake! HA!

We also had our church's Thanksgiving Banquet. A personal highlight b/c the table we sit at eats gluten free (mostly). Here's the big boy  starting on his first ever piece of pumpkin pie.  He now officially loves pie. 

We spent the weekend before Thanksgiving in St. Louis with our dear friends John & Hollie and their daughter Ava. Here's Ava and Eli playing in the backyard. She's playing in the sand and he's jabbering her ear off. 

And here's the sweet Ava helping Eli down the slide. 

And no trip to St.Louis is complete without a trip to the best store known to mankind.  No guessing which store I'm referring to. 

We also went to see a favorite comedian of ours at the Fox Theater.  Way Cool theater that looked straight out of Phantom of the Opera. Company wasn't too shabby either.

Here's his name on the marquee. 

Ok, and here's me Hollie and the little boy after church Sunday.  We're both wearing our favorite color. 

When we got home I put up Christmas decorations.  I did this after Eli was down for a nap but Isaac was still awake.  In this picture he's managed to find tissue paper- shred and eat it, and then he busted that mug. 

We also got our first snowfall of the year. Very light dusting but it snowed all day and Eli kept saying  "snowing" "snowing" when he looked out the window. So sweet.

Oh yeah, we also spent a whole week at my parents house in Arkansas but I only got TWO pictures the whole week and they are not blog worthy. I'll post some when my mom sends them to me.
So there you have it people- our two weeks in a nutshell.  I welcome myself back to the blogging world. :)