Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope that everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. We went over to Nana's and Poppa's house for dinner. As always, the food was delicious and it was nice to hang out with the family. The kids had an abundance of energy--I guess they didn't eat enough turkey.

Zander and Zoey pretended to take a quick nap.

Mmm. . .pie.

Zoey's goal was to get in as many pictures as possible.

Some other updates and funny quotes from the family. . .

• Zander is officially climbing out of his crib. It has only happened twice (that we know of) but it means that a big boy bed is not far off.
• Zander is a proficient singer of the alphabet. He sings it when he wakes up and to help him fall asleep.
• Zoey is learning all about money. She gets a commission each week for doing her chores. She is expected to give a portion of her earnings to church each week, the rest is hers to save and spend. We are trying to teach her that giving is good and all that stuff. . .so I asked her last Sunday if she knows what the church does with the money she gives. Her response, "They give it to other people. People who don't go to church so they don't have to give away their money."
• Zoey's language is developing daily. Some of her new vocabulary includes words such as--"ah-zah-wah" According to Zoey that is Spanish for "I have an idea." "Botswana" is Spanish for "There is underwear in my sock drawer."