Tuesday, November 30, 2010

life is good. real good.

well, it was thanksgiving last week. while meg and brett and karis were off celebrating and being all ooey gooey talking about things they were thankful for and stuffing themselves with delicious food at the beach with brett's family, sam & i were stuck in the kennel.

so here's one thing i'm thankful for today: getting back at 'em for sticking us in that kennel by stealing karis' paci. it was surprisingly delightful and calming. i understand why the kid likes 'em so much.


{note the PLETHORA of leaves in this picture...i'm thinking meg & brett don't rake the leaves so it will cover up our poop in the backyard. or maybe just because they are lazy. take your pick.}

things brett and meg and karis were thankful for last week: naps. and karis sleeping 7-9 hours a night! {except for the very last night when she had a melt down and slept from 2 a.m.-6 a.m. ...all i'm saying is that's what they get for putting us in the kennel.}


another thing we are all thankful for: smiles and LIFE IS GOOD PJ's! big news at the house this week, karis smiled for the first time at the beach. meg says she smiled there because she was so glad to not have to worry about swallowing dog hair or being licked by me. also, she apparently overate on thanksgiving with the rest of them because she has gone from newborn clothes to 0-3 months {at 2 months old...she might fit into 3-6 months when she's a year old. :)} which means she got to wear these new pj's which took even me away from my jealousy to sheer joy.


{they say "buttercup" on them... HOW CUTE?!?!?}

thing we are all SO thankful for: the nap nanny. that's the pink thing karis is sleeping on. ever since we got it, little miss thang has been sleeping for 6-9 hours a night CONSISTENTLY! {note how she has worked her way out of her swaddle and how her paci now grows out of her ear...}

...and even though sam and i put up a tough front, we are most thankful {only second to Jesus :)} for this precious little girl who lets us lick her and tolerates our dog hair on everything :)

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Free Gift.

Karis=Grace
Grace=Free Gift from Jesus

Here's your first Christmas gift from Jesus & the Lybrands:



Sunday, November 7, 2010

a day in the life of karis


tummy time with me & sam
{not sure why sam is so much less interested than i am...}

brett & karis take a nap
{we may or may not be jealous that karis gets to cuddle with meg & brett now...}

dressing up for halloween

{meg & brett were lame and didn't have candy for the trick or treaters... meg said something about not having time to get to the store and brett said something about how much candy costs... excuses excuses is what i say. they got their payback in having to stress out TWO nights about having to explain their lame-o selves to sweet little children since no one know whether or not trick or treating was happening on saturday or sunday. suckers.}


photo shoot by "mommy" {as karis calls her} showing off another onesie by jenny conklin and representing the yl


sneezing
{possible reason for sneezing: not sure the last time we saw meg vacuum that carpet...}


cuddling with daddy after bath time.
{thank you kaitlin briley for adorable frog towel :)}

...and while breastfeeding {sorry folks, no pictures for that :)} "mommy" and karis are reading created for commitment by a. wetherell johnson, founder of bsf. here are a few quotes from the book they are praying:

"Lord, i am willing at whatever cost that Thy death be worked out in me."

"Lord, I am hungry at any cost for You and if this is Your purpose for me, i'll go through with it, but please make sure i am in Your will."