T-day recap

What a nice Thanksgiving day we had! I think the photos are in reverse chronological order, but that is fine by me. We spent the afternoon and early evening across town at my aunts house for a late Thanksgiving lunch. Wonderful food and family fun!
We spent Thanksgiving morning at our house (our first annual turkey day, turkey free breakfast). Ryan's parents, sister, Nana and aunt were all able to join us. We got a few family shots taken while everyone was together.

Here is Lizzie in a make-shift apron to help us make breakfast. Ryan and I were both wearing aprons and she really wanted one - the sheep kitchen towel was perfect, held closed by a clothes pin.

Here she is on Wednesday, getting ready to help Ryan put Christmas tree on the plum tree. It looks great! Lizzie finds Christmas lights to be very exciting right now!

Lizzie helped me to make muffins on Wednesday, in preparation of the Thanksgiving day breakfast. She really loves to help cook, especially if she gets her own little pile of flour and a measuring spoon to play with.

November 15

Here are some pictures from our weekend:
Lizzie had her first snow globe experience this weekend - pretty interesting to her!

We took several photos in an attempt to get a good Christmas card picture - even one of me and Ryan by ourselves - we don't have many of those anymore!

Last night I repainted the lower half of our dining room wall - it was a very bright blue before (though I had wanted a gray-blue). I am happy with how it came out! It was a late night project, so luckily only one coat was needed.

November 8

Here is Lizzie in one of the dresses that her birthmom gave to us when we were in Louisiana. It fits her perfectly and is very festive! She is pretty excited about these shoes too :)
Pretty girl!

Lizzie had her first long spaghetti experience this week. She loved it and we enjoyed watching her eat - it seemed to give us permission to eat like this as well (look out for us the next time we eat in a restaurant).

Speaking of restaurant, Kate, Mom, Lizzie and I went to Ellsworth to do some shopping last week. Lizzie was pretty hungry by this point - I think she is saying "Mom, put down the camera and please order me some food!" We had a great lunch and a successful day of shopping.

Last weekend we visited Katie at the lake. The water has been drained some, so there is much more rocky coastline to explore. It was windy and chilly, but we had a great day.

Part 2

Here is Lizzie running after bubbles in part of her costume.
This is the flower in her full dress - the only piece of her costume that she didn't like was the head piece.

There she is, ready to go out for candy. Grampy Gary and Mimi joined us this year.

We also took the opportunity to pick out our xmas tree - this is always easier and more fun for me before it is snowy and cold. We will cut it down some time after thanksgiving. Mimi and Grampy Gary joined us for this as well. Yesterday was the start of hunting season, so we are decked out in orange for visibility.

What a nice day we had!