lately

I have been majorly nesting--aka cleaning out every drawer and closet to throw away, give away, or otherwise get rid of anything we don't use or don't need. I've taken some furniture, a box, and two bags of stuff to the thrift store so far this week, but I've already started to fill another basket so I'm sure to go again soon. Billy has caught the bug too; thankfully, we're on the same page here!

In the organizing spirit, I went through all of the baby and toddler clothes that I have saved from John and Hava (many boxes worth). In the middle of the mess, we found an old dinosaur costume of John's that Havilah can barely fit into. Isn't she sweet?

So I couldn't resist pulling out the photos of John in this costume for Halloween 2006:

With (baby!) cousin Cambria, the strawberry:

My how my boy has changed since then! His latest interest is Billy's iPod which John claims belongs to "Daddy and John." 

(Makes me wonder what his kids will be experiencing when they're three and a half!)

The iPod is safe, but nearly everything else around here is one step away from the recycling bin or the thrift store. I like to think of it as preparing to move--long in advance!