End of November Life Moments

Oh Sophie. I would think your belly fat would keep you warm during these cold winter days.
There's been many times where I've had to make room so she could fit more comfortably. And whenever Riley's not around she'll fall asleep within a few minutes after grooming herself and could stay asleep for three full hours. The thing with her is that she will fall asleep in ways that resembles a human posture which makes her even more funny.

My sister has been telling me for some time to have Riley make her some holiday crafts. Honestly, I haven't been in the mood to look up any. Halloween and Thanksgiving came and went and we really didn't do any crafts however, I did come across a very simple Christmas craft that I had Riley make. I wrote his name in large letters then I had him glue some red and green tissue paper on it.
Not sure why he scrunched his face so much. Just silly like always.

{that craft was supposed to have been mailed along with my sister's Christmas present but I forgot. Oops.}

Ignore the blur. We were watching Riley play an educational game and we were quite impressed on how much of the material he knew. That's the reason for Jacob's big grin. These kids are such quick learners ... I'm talking about how to maneuver the technology devices. He can go from one game to the next then to the app store to download more like nobody's business. 

Another piece of clothing ruined. Not sure why he decided to cut his shirt. This is a fairly new shirt. I stitched it back together but it was cut at an angle that no matter how careful I was it still looked just plain bad so now we gotta toss it. Why do kids do the things they do? who knows. I didn't get overly upset. I mean, I had to keep a straight face and I don't particularly approve of what he did but now that I'm looking at this picture it's actually making me laugh. Golly! Riley is definitely something else. Completely different than his two older siblings. I'm sure Reagan would have followed in his footsteps too. Imagine, two little rascals causing havoc?! Would have been fun to see for sure.

Recently got Nathan's progress report card in the mail and this kid is a smart one. All A's and one B+. Also, he's finally going through a growth spurt and we once again have to buy him more jeans. We just got him some in September. Oh well, that's life.

Poor Sophie. She spends so much time grooming herself but when Sydna holds her -her attempts to stay clean are useless because Sydna always leaves her smelling of perfume. It's so funny too because whenever Sydna holds her or touches a certain body part Sophie will immediately clean that area.
Sophie is very lovable though and most of the time she does appreciate all the loving we give her.

{This post is from November.}
Riley's birthday would be in a week. Can't believe he will be turning six years old. His little life has flown by unlike Nathan's infant, toddler, and childhood years. Those went by as they should, in normal speed. I truly enjoyed every single milestone and season with him.

Looking back to the end of November and to begin December I am most grateful for God's mercy and grace and His hope. I sure sought Him after these exact same things. I'll write about it in the days to come.