Thanksgiving Fun!

The Oblingers came over for the Thanksgiving feast after church.
Ian wore a cute turkey bib to church on Thanksgiving.
Melissa seized the opportunity to feed Ian some sweet potatoes as Grandpa Schleicher took a short break from carving the turkey.
Grandma Schleicher made some fabulous gravy and breathes a sigh of relief.
Click on this picture to enlarge it if you want a good look at Ian's two teeth. We had a fun time sharing the day with the Oblingers.
Ian finished off his Thanksgiving meal by drinking from Momma's water bottle. This makes us smile!

Ian and Brooke (Video)

It looks like Ian and I need to have that chat about how to treat girls a little sooner than I thought. :)

Photo Shoot With Jenn

Jenn gave us the gift of time and photo-taking expertise yesterday. These are some of the pictures we liked but did not select to distribute with our Christmas letter in a few weeks. Look closely at the picture above to see Ian's two new bottom teeth.

Grandma and Grandpa Here for Thanksgiving

Grandma and Ian performed a four-handed piano piece.
Ian has recently started giving big, open-mouthed kisses. Grandma is the lucky recipient this time.
We loved having Grandma and Grandpa here this week. Even though Thanksgiving was on the mind, we carved out time to celebrate Christmas early. Ian is learning how to open Christmas presents in this picture, and he is also wearing the green Christmas fleece that Grandma sewed for him.
Plenty of toy options...and a loving Grandpa to spend time with as well.
Say cheese...

Psst...Ian...it is time to be looking at the book...not the camera.

Fun With Uncle Jon and Chelsea

Uncle Jon and Chelsea arrived last Saturday and stayed with us until Wednesday morning. They helped us set up our Christmas tree and also spent a lot of quality time with Ian. One of the highlights of our time together was enjoying the beautiful Texas weather as we played 18 holes of frisbee golf. As you can see, Ian took a liking to both Chelsea and Jon (Chelsea's necklace was especially fun to hold and look at during our post-church photo shoot).

Laughing Video

Ian is so overcome with joy and excitement that he topples over part way through this video. Ian is such a blessing from God!

Jumparoo Video

Ian is a big fan of his 6-month gift. He is such a blessing from God!