Happy Thanksgiving!

What a wonderful Thanksgiving we enjoyed with Jordan's parents and brothers. It was so great to have everyone home. The cold weather may have snuffed out all of our outside plans, but certainly not our excitement of being together. We were so thrilled to finally meet Dave and Candace's new son, Parker. What a beautiful baby he is, so sweet and cuddly. On top of playing with their new cousin, our kids had so much fun with their aunts and uncles. A big "thank- you" to all of them for being so good to our kids and playing with them non-stop! They are now undergoing serious WITHDRAWL!

To explain a couple of the pictures I've posted-- For dinner one night, we each made our own individual pizzas. Logan had been watching his uncles (they like to use a secret ingredient...) and decided to add a secret ingredient of his own- candy corn! He made Jordan taste it with the rule that he couldn't pick anything off. Needless to say, both Logan and Jordan said it was terrible and had a hard time getting it down. Lesson learned- never put candy corn on pizza!

A new day dawned in Alyssa's life this past week. With the visit of Parker, she found all the adults (including mom) cooing with and enjoying holding the newest member of our family. Feeling completely neglected, she tried climbing on anyone's lap who was holding Parker. Up to this point, she's been a mama's girl, but a girls' gotta draw a line somewhere! She now loves playing with and going to anyone who will pay attention to her. We're thrilled she's growing and learning this important lesson BEFORE her little brother is born! As additional entertainment, Grandma got out her Christmas decorations (which included this Rocking Chair Reindeer that sings "Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer"). Emmy showed Alyssa how to work it and wa-lah, magic plus hours of giggles. What a sweet big sister Emmy is for always helping Alyssa and playing so well with her.