We celebrated Elena's first birthday with one of her favorite meals - spaghetti and meatballs. It has been so amazing to see her personality really reveal itself these past few months. She has such a zeal and passion for life, she loves books, loves Noah, loves to investigate and get into all kinds of things (all kinds of trouble!). She's still a climber, likes to stand on Noah's tricycle seat, has no fear and thinks she can do anything Noah can. She is a firecracker! We definitely have our work cut out for us and we love it.
For Noah's birthday, we hosted a low-key birthday party at our house with family. We were fortunate enough to have warm weather and all the cousins were able to play outside. They busted up a treasure chest pinata, went on a treasure hunt and found miniature personalized treasure boxes. It was so much fun to watch it all! Noah always loves playing with his cousins, and to top it all off, we had a great dinner and then the most amazing train cake!
We were so grateful to have my parents and niece Kim in town for Thanksgiving this year. My grandfather, who Noah has taken to calling GrandBob also came into town to spend the holiday with us. What a fun full house with all of us together! Noah kept telling Kim that she was his "very best friend ever." They really are all so sweet and kind to each other.
We spent the week eating, catching up, shopping, crafting and playing with the kids. We also went out to the newly re-opened Opryland Hotel to see the Christmas decorations, Dave and my dad ran a 5 mi. Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, and I got a nasty 24 hr stomach virus on Thanksgiving Eve, but I'm thankful that no one else got sick. After everyone went home, our kids had a hard time re-adjusting back to life with just the four of us. Noah has told me several times since Thanksgiving that he would like Nana and Poppy to live "close enough that we don't even have to drive to get to their house" and that he would have fun "riding bikes with them everyday." Too cute. Thanks for a great visit Nana and Poppy!
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