Grandma’s Visit and Thanksgiving

Grandma actually just left yesterday, but already we all miss her! She came a week before Thanksgiving and stayed with us for 1o days. They were some of the best 10 days ever. Once again, having extra hands to help out and make life a little easier spoiled me. Grandma insisted on doing the dishes for us every day and would even kick me out of the kitchen to go do something else if I started the dishes first. Of course she made all of Kyle’s favorite dinners!

Kyle also blessed Thomas while Grandma was here. It was really nice to have some family here for the blessing. It would have been nice to have done it while Papa was here, but since we couldn’t do it then, having Grandma there was pretty special.

 

Thanksgiving was definitely different for all of us. We’re not used to seventy degree weather on Thanksgiving day, but that’s what we had this year! Kyle was planning on barbequeing the turkey, but never planned on being able to wear shorts and a t-shirt while doing it! The turkey was beautiful and everyone enjoyed the great weather. Grandma really got to experience it all here though because the next day was colder than cold.

We also decorated for Christmas this weekend. Kyle brought up all of our boxes and as we started going through them, I realized I didn’t know where I wanted to put things, so a lot of my day was spent trying to figure out where everything should go. We got some real garland to go up the banister and found where our stockings are going to be hung. Our Christmas tree was decorated and Kyle started the outdoor lights. He’s in the same position I was in on the inside of the house. We just don’t know what we want to do with what, but he got a good start. Now he just needs to finish!

We have found one other cool thing about Kentucky that we didn’t have in Oregon. It’s okay to be religious here. Saturday night we decided to go through what they call a Mega Cave that is decorated with lights for Christmas. It was so neat to go through and we may even spend the money again to go through a second time closer to Christmas just to keep us in the holiday spirit.

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We also took the kids to see Santa on Monday. I know it’s a lot in one post, but it’s been a busy week! This Santa was so cool! We got there when there wasn’t anyone else there. Santa was playing the guitar and singing Christmas carols. Then he spoke with each of the kids about what they wanted. After pictures, he asked the kids to sing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer with him before we left. I think this Santa may have been the real deal!

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Thanks for visiting Grandma. We miss you already!

Nana and Papa Visit

It’s been a month since my parents were here, but life has been a little crazy, so blogging is sporadic! The kids had a hard time when Nana and Papa left. Who wouldn’t when Papa did their chores for them and Nana baked and cooked yummy food for them all week? I was sad to see them leave at the end of the week, but we had so much fun showing them around our new city. Next time they come I promise not to sleep until eleven in the morning after being up all night! Next time we will also have found some new things to do to change it up from this trip, but for a first visit to a new state, I think it went alright! Thanks for visiting Nana and Papa. We miss you tons!

One Month Old

Thomas is one month old today. To celebrate, he had a doctor’s appointment! Today, he is 7lbs, 15oz and 21 inches long. He is in the 7th percentile for weight and 25th percentile for height. He’s tiny compared to my other boys, so I was a little concerned, but the doctor said there isn’t anything to worry about, he is well proportioned. He is sleeping up to 4 1/2 hours at night now, so I may be able to get past this cold that I have had since he was born!

He is a well loved baby with three older siblings who make sure he never has to cry or be alone. Celeste is wonderful around dinner time when I can’t hold Thomas and make dinner at the same time! Eddie is willing to hold Thomas or retrieve diapers or anything that he can to help his little brother. Gordon, however, is probably the cutest with Thomas, although the scariest as well! Gordon will try to hold his brother, shove a pacifier in his mouth, whether he wants it or not, and try to change a diaper on his own. Yes, he wants to be and is a big help, but he also makes my job a lot harder. I can’t leave Gordon alone with Thomas for long, so everything happens quickly, but I love that he loves his baby brother!