A Small Voice

A few days ago, Pete and I had just put the boys to bed and the house was quiet. We were quietly chatting in the living room when we heard the little voice of Nathan singing "Jesus Loves Me" to himself in his bed. It was so adorable. And then last night we set up our Christmas tree. Pete and I put the tree together (it's a fake one) and put the lights on, and then we all put the ornaments on. The boys loved it. As we finished with the ornaments and took a step back to admire our family's handiwork, Nathan sang softly to himself, "Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas treeeeeee, leeeeeeeeaves so unchaaaaaangiiiiing." What a sweetheart.

My Artist

Zack has always been creative, and as he's getting older he is starting to draw what's in his mind. And it is amazing to see what he comes up with. This is the first thing he ever drew for me: a happy snail. Adorable!Zack is also very into writing. He loves making cards for people, drawing them rainbows and hearts on the front with their names inside. At thanksgiving while the other kids were playing, Zack was at the dining room table making cards for everyone there. He writes his name first and then writes the name of the recipient. He knows how to spell Zack, Nathan, Mommy, Daddy, and Heinbuch without asking how to spell it so he makes a LOT of things for us.

We love to watch a show called Mr. Maker that's on twice a week, and Mr. Maker has greatly inspired Zack to draw funny animals, monsters, and people. He decided to make some spiky monsters for us, and they are so great.

2 Knights in the Night

Well, this year we took the boys out trick-or-treating for the first time. For the first few minutes, they didn't really understand that they would get candy from complete strangers if they said "Trick or Treat!!" at their door. Then, once they started getting their candy it was all gung-ho after that! We took them out for about half an hour, and look how much they got! Wow! They wanted to dress up all day instead of just after supper, so at city hall and the grocery store, they were my little bodyguards. Well, except for the sword fights in the produce aisle!

Bowling for Birthdays!

We went bowling for my birthday last weekend, and it was Zack and Nathan's first time at the alley. They did NOT want to leave! Nathan couldn't stop jumping, he was so excited! We went 5 pin bowling so they could lift the balls, and they had tiny little adorable bowling shoes. Way too cute!