gifts (123-138)

• mornings with music
• brothers, reunited after Nicky's quarantine, speaking their funny language to each other
• warm feet
• a tree that changes colors
• Nicky's teacher. It takes a village, and I'm so glad she's part of ours. Nicky's coming home with lots of good habits.

• the scrunchy smile

• a baby who wants to share his snacks with everyone
• birthday party planning-my favorite part
• a better nap schedule, for now

• sleeping parties
• more light in the mornings, darker evenings (I will get tired of this, but right now I love it)
• a phone call, application being processed, one step closer

• thrift store mugs
• hosting our first Thanksgiving this year (I guess that means we're grown up now?)

• Nicky's list so far: Nicky feeding Silas (just go with it), bikes, cutting with scissors, and a picture of a playground