Pictures Galore

I haven't posted anything for a while, so before I get too far behind I thought I'd share some of what we've been up to:

Some friends from church gave us this fun Geo-Tracks set.  The boys are really enjoying it so far.  It's enormous!

Today I finally made Simon's stocking.  It isn't anything fancy, but I'm glad it's done.  I tried to make a snowflake to put on it, but after about an hour I gave up and asked Andy to make something.  I really like what he came up with.  Now all of our stocking are hung with care.

Simon really loves to suck on his thumb.  I do everything I can to give him a pacifier instead, but he is persistent. 

Simon is smiling more and more.  He also giggles from time to time, which I find adorable.  I haven't gotten any really good pictures or video.  This is the best I have so far:

Here are some pictures from the day Simon was blessed a few weeks ago:

One of the few shots of all 5 of us together.

We love Simon's hat that Aunt Anna made for him.

Cute baby boy.

Eli likes to be close to Simon.  That's an understatement.  He smothers Simon with hugs and kisses.

I love this boy!

Last one.  Here's another family photo.