Thanksgiving 2010

I am way behind, but have to write down and remember some wonderful moments from Thanksgiving..

1) Getting to have Nanna Gennie here for a whole week. She drove so far to spend time with us. Gabriel loves it and so do we. She brought Sophie and Mac this time which couldn't have been more exciting for the kids!
2) Getting to spend Thanksgiving dinner with my sister Maria and her family for the first time in 8 yrs!
They have been a blessing to us these past few years in Beloit. Maria and I collaborated on the meal and made all our traditional favorites.
3) Finding my very curious boy eating crayons while we were eating the Turkey Dinner. Quite memorable.

(Going on a walk with Nanna)

Thanksgiving morning.

What kept Gabriel occupied.

Before getting his own first set of trains, he borrowed Nicholas' :)

We can't wait till you are here baby! You are 20 weeks old here:)

    Beautiful table setting courtesy of the hostess with the mostess.

What Gaber decided to eat for Thanksgiving Dinner: black crayons. 

You just got to laugh during these moments:)

Moments worth noting...

Sometimes I wonder why I take hundreds of photos and videos of Gabriel when I never have time to print and post them....but then I capture moments like these and remember why its worth it...

He likes to hold hands, and he was so excited Miss Pudding let him:)

At his buddy's bday party. He really liked the fire dog:)

I want to always remember how yummy his feet looked in his Thomas boots...

We water the dead plants in the winter because it makes him feel useful ;)

So these are just a few reasons why following him around with a camera is so worth it.

Please never grow up!

As of late I have been insisting he wear his robe and slippers. He agrees only because the robe has a car on it. Right now, he loves to line up his cars in a row. His current obsession is trains. We are hoping Santa will bring him some:)

The game of T-ball

His new favorite outdoor activity is T-ball. 

His daddy gave him a lesson and now he he swings professionaly;)

Cousin Love

We love having cousins down the road. Christiana was feeling friendly and gave Gabriel a ride, which he took full advantage of as you can see.

He eats and sleeps at the same time...

Pumpkin Farm Round 2

Like I said, we love the fall:) We went to Lincoln, NE for the weekend to visit Lindsay and John and head to Roca Berry Farms (insanely huge and fun dream pumpkin farm). Gabe and I had a blast....mainly watching our son enjoy every part of the day.

He was old enough to get a hand stamp:)

He thinks he can lift heavy objects and take them home.

The best moment of my day! Such a thrill seeker. He wanted to go down on his belly-over and over.

 I felt sorry for the goat. He survived Gabriel's loving attention.

Of course there were breaks for snacks.

Rose is his favorite friend right now. She watches over him and tolerates Gabriel's need to hold hands at all times:) He asks for "Rothe" on a regular basis.

Hayride!

(Evidence of a fun filled day.)