fee-fie-n-g-o

We are thoroughly enjoying Pop-Pop and Nana's visit, and I'm excited that we still have a full week to go! Here's a little snippet from last night. Luke treated us to a serenade of a new song he learned at school:

There was a farmer had a dog
And Bingo was his name-o
Fee-Fie-N-G-O
Fee-Fie-N-G-O
Fee-Fie-N-G-O
And Bingo was his name-o!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!

favorite part of yesterday

Pop-Pop and Nana arrived yesterday for their annual Thanksgiving trip.
As I'm happily remembering yesterday, I was thinking about a little
ritual Luke and I have started. At the end of the day, I ask Luke what
his favorite part of the day was.

My favorite part of yesterday was watching Luke and Pop-Pop imitate
one another by raising their eyebrows -- up and down, up and down.
There's something so heart-expanding about seeing my little guy and my
dad connect and enjoy one another. I love how Luke loves his
grandparents.

a quick halloween pic

All dressed up and enjoying the day at the Golden Gate Mother's Group Halloween party! I joined this super-cool mommy group when Luke was an infant, and the Halloween party is a signature event: 3 bouncy houses, face painting, craft projects, continuous trick-or-treating, "spooky" music (like Monster Mash), and balloon twisting. They also had a professional photographer to take photos. Luke was a super cutie, and I also dressed up (relatively speaking) as a kitty cat.

guest post from dada

I got this "Luke says" report from Dada while I was (and still am) away:

Luke says:

• "I am sorry, but I can't have a snack with you because I need to exercise more", running back to the living room, and dancing/jumping in rhythm with the music.
• "I am not done with exercising yet, but I will continue tomorrow morning".
• "Wow, this is hard work", in between runs in the living room.

back east

I'm visiting my friend Karen for the next four days. While I'm gone, Luke will have tiny teddy to keep him company (and Dada, school and Jackie, of course!).