Thursday, November 25, 2010

Cornbread Stuffing

On Thanksgiving Day when I was living with my mom and dad, we ate a dinner with plenty of Southern touches. The most memorable for me are the cornbread stuffing, gravy with giblets, and watermelon pickles.

Now we live in the South. Our last two Thanksgiving dinners have been in North Carolina (which I know is in the South, but for me it's not south enough). Of course today we were in Georgia for dinner. And I find it ironic that my Thanksgiving dinners when I was growing up in Utah were more southern than any of the meals I've eaten in the past three years.

(Someone tell mom I miss her cornbread stuffing!)

Anybody out there have a unique regional flavor to their holiday dishes?

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

More Baby

Another picture post:

It's day 10 of Keenan's life. I'm making an effort to put him in his cradle to sleep. (Grandpa Wilson made the cradle. I'm working on making bed clothes for the mattress and bumpers.)

Jon peeked into the cradle and immediately made a place on our bed for the baby. Our first two babies were in bed with us for convenience (nighttime feedings), but it was understood that they needed to learn, quickly, to sleep in their own beds. As much as I love snuggling a newborn baby, in the back of my mind is the thought that the sleep deprivation won't last forever and I will eventually start waking up when I hear the grunts and snorts of the new baby next to me. (This started happening this morning.)

So, when I accused Jon of changing his tune about babies sleeping in bed with us, he simply said, "I like babies more now."

And, just for random fun pictures -- here is Naomi sporting her new bunny slippers that were a gift from her Poppy. She loves them, as she does most every shoe she comes across. Keeping them on her feet, however, is another story.

The video is random, too. This little girl is obsessed with hats. Anything that she can put on her head is a hat. But, as with the shoes, don't ask her to wear one for longer than 5 seconds.

Monday, November 1, 2010

New Baby Highlights

Keenan Sean Wilson, born 31 October 2010 at 3:03 p.m. Weight: 8 lbs 6 oz. Length: 20 inches. Head circumference: 13.5 inches. Location: In his parents' home outside of Atlanta, GA.

Here are a few highlights of his first 24 (or so) hours of his life.




Just a few minutes old. Jon's comment on the miracle of a new baby is that they come out smelling good.




I know that everyone loves a new baby, but I am nevertheless surprised by Naomi's enthusiasm for her brother.

(A friend from church got our girls new dresses for this occasion. They felt so special. Thank you Cindy!)


Papa, thanking the heavens for the gift of a son.




Adara is assessing the situation
before she makes a decision
about how to behave.



I am sure we are going to find ourselves in this type of situation quite a bit for the next little while.









The End