Baking Chess helped me make a pumpkin cheesescake. Lera helped, too. Look at her on tip-toes. The cake passed the test. I also made some homemade rolls for the first time that were pretty good. Thanksgiving Day at Vogel Little Turkey #1 Little...

"Werwa" is how Chess says Lera. Jared really dislikes the headbands (and I'm not a huge fan myself), so it came off right after these pictures.

Chess is such a sweet big sister. The other morning Jared was watching Chess, and I had Lera in the bed with me trying to get a little more much-needed sleep. The next thing I knew I felt a little person climbing on the bed and heard a little voice...