too busy to blog

There are just 8 shopping days left before Christmas, and we have been working hard to get everything crossed off our list which is why we haven't been posting much on here. I'll try to sum up our lives over the last week or so.

Owen continues to work on sitting up. He's doing quite well! Because Lewis loves his Signing Time videos while we cook dinner, Owen has joined him in the fun and seems to find them extremely entertaining. Tonight he was doing his fake cough laugh the whole time. And we find that if a video is on, he can sit up for a full half hour without falling back at all. And who knows, maybe he'll become a pro "signer" in the process. Here he is in front of our tree.



He's been chewing on that rabbit a whole lot, and drooling incessantly. We're wondering if he'll get a tooth for Christmas. He's also been spending quite a bit of time in his walker. He seems to really enjoy the small amount of freedom he has rolling around the kitchen.



Justin, on the other hand, had to tackle a hole in our roof over the weekend. Thank God for Jonathan Cahoon, our friend, who knows how to fix such problems. We had been having a terrible leak in our foyer which almost caused the demise of Justin's newest Macbook. This is what the roof looked like before.



No wonder, huh?! Keep in mind, they had to tear off some loose shingles to find it like this. But after 4+ hours of hard work, it is in great condition once again. And it's a good thing since the forecast is calling for rain and snow all week. Justin forgot to take an 'after' picture. Sorry!

While all of that was going on, I finally got Owen's stocking made. I'm not a crafty person, but I manage to make a decent stocking out of felt, and didn't him want to feel left out! So this is our mantle with our latest addition.