{this last picture not quiiiite what you were expecting, huh}

thanksgiving and the entire long weekend was so much fun.

thanksgiving breakfast, lunch and dinner; and leftovers x three.  so good. 

lots of family in town and my mamas cooking makes for the happiest of holidays.  

oh and a talent show … we had yodeling, clown acts, baton acts, magic tricks, xylophone playing (tucks act), stand up comedy …  i didn’t know I could laugh so hard.  

tuck is the only baby being passed around like a prized trophy and loves the attention.  

i just love watching his little personality unfold.  i loved seeing how much food he could stuff … literally he ate it all and kept wanting more.  he’s a baby foody that guy.   or i guess a foody means he’s discerning about his food.  so scratch that.  he’s a little piglet; he’ll eat it all.  {knock.on.wood.}

so of course this year i’m so thankful to call tuck my son.

it’s always so crazy to think back a year ago,

how different life was …

I was in Panama with a huge belly walking down an aisle witnessing my friends marry … for one thing.

and now tuck isn’t just in my belly.

he’s here!

and he’s more fun and more incredible in every way than i had ever dreamed up.

so yep, thankful for that little guy. my main squeeze jb.  and the big guy upstairs. 

also, ps:

soooo glad i didn’t know how much fun these critters are when i was younger, because i’m pretty sure i’d have ten by now and i wouldn’t have gotten a thing done.  {and you know what, that’d be okay too}