Happy Thanksgiving! ...and yay (?) Santa!

The past week has been wonderful! Papu and Yaya came from California to visit, and we couldn't have been happier! We went to the Summer Shack for clams and smelt, talked until late, watched a few movies, went to the library lapsit (songs and music at the library), and played games like Apples to Apples. It was a great visit and we're hoping to see them again soon - maybe in California?? :)

Yaya and Ethan play with our walking toys...
Sophia joined in the fun...Ethan, Yaya, and Sophia deal with a slight traffic jam on the playroom expressway... Sophia tried to merge while Ethan was making a left turn... They'll learn the rules of the road eventually... For now whoever maintains their balance longest has the right of way...
Sophia...Ethan and his reindeer...
Sophia and her blanket (and her baby)...
The Thanksgiving crowd... Sophia, Ethan, Steve, Grandpa Bernie, Papu, Yaya, and Grandma Chrisanne...
We're so thankful for our family! Sophia, Steph, Steve and Ethan...
Ethan and Sophia kick back, cross their feet, and drink bottles after a great Thanksgiving dinner...
We realized that we didn't get any good shots of the birthday shirts we had for Sophia and Ethan... So we dressed them up for a re-take. Sophia was glad to be in her cute shirt again!...Ethan also celebrated the chance to wear his birthday shirt once more! :)
Sophia rests up to meet Santa. She looked so big and long and grown up to me today...
Ethan LOVED Santa... Especially his white beard and white furry cuffs... :)
...Sophia was not as big a fan...
...so I jumped into the picture... but even with me there, Sophia was still not so sure about this Santa guy......so Grandma Chrisanne jumped into the photo...
...we never did get that all-smiling group shot, we did have fun trying! We're also looking forward to Santa's visit (after Sophia is asleep!) later this month! :)

11.21.08 :: Sophia and Ethan are playing together more and more. One of their favorite games is peek-a-boo.