HAPPY THANKSGIVING

It seems like this year, as with every year it flies by. Neighbors already had Christmas lights up and on before Thanksgiving. So if you can't beat them join them... We put our tree and some decorations up on Thanksgiving morning. It was a great day. Auntie Barbara was here to spend time with us and she was so great with the kids. They love her.

So I will rewind to when she arrived and give y'all chronological events...
Tuesday night my lover boy husband finally arrived home. YEAH it has been a long 10 weeks and he was exhausted from this project. ME TOO. He also brought home with him a stray we picked up at the airport. Just so happens Auntie Barb was there too and looking for some Turkey dinner. We obliged.
Wednesday morning the kids woke up early (as always), we had breakfast and then the trickery began. Ella had an appointment with the Orthopedic Surgeon for a follow up on her leg. Well Ella gets very emotional at the thought of Doctors. She doesn't like them. Since we were going downtown we thought we would take them to the ZOO. Everyone is ready and excited for the ZOO just one pit stop. We get to the Dr's office and I tell her we just have to talk to a man for a few minutes and then we are off. Well this man wants to take pictures of her leg to which she gets hysterical. Who can blame her - last time they did it, it took hours, needles and she was literally taped to a machine AKA moving bed in her words.
None of that required today. Just x-rays.

It was appropriate to be Thanksgiving since Dr. Gerow told us she is fine. YEAH. Good news. All clear to go the ZOO.

Here are some pictures of everyone enjoying the animals.

Here are the kids getting excited for Christmas...

After some decorating and a nap we went to Erin and Chads for dinner. You'll notice in the photo of the little ones eating that Jack and Christopher have their matchbox cars with them. Auntie Barb brought them and the boys even sleep with them. They think they are the greatest present ever.
All in all it was a fun holiday. Too short. We took Barb to the airport this morning and as she left Ella looked a little forlorn and said "So who is going to talk to me now?"

Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night!