november extras

we had some unseasonably warm evenings this month, which gave us opportunities to make stone soup on the driveway

"momma...moon!"

and this one got insanely happy one night when she found the moon all by herself :)

speaking of that little lady - she decided, all of a quickness, that she'd like to be big and use the potty.

what?!?!?  i am not ready for this!

but, she is.

i wouldn't go so far as to say that she's potty trained, but she definitely uses the potty more often than not....even at daycare in the mornings!

peach was a nightmare to train - so maybe this one will be my easy peasy?

we shall see

one thing is for sure:  she looks darn adorable in itty bitty undies :)

we ended the month with one more birthday hurrah for peach...on the actual day.  we happened to be at my parents' house.  my mom set a special table for her and i made the traditional german pancake.

 these are fun because they puff up huge in the oven and then when you remove the skillet, they fall.

so, it is fun to race to your pancake and try to eat it before it deflates :)

what a month - i just hope i have the energy for all the fun things i want to squeeze in during december!  

our elf is sitting on the kitchen table just waiting for two little girls to wake up and love her.

the advent calendar is ready to go....

holiday memory-making, here we come :)