1st Thanksgiving

The Davis family has been so busy over the Thanksgiving holiday. On Thursday we spent the day with Carys' dad's side of the family. All of Carys' little girl cousins were occupied by her. Carys had some sweet and mashed potatoes for her Thanksgiving meal. There isn't much she can eat with one tooth.

Friday was an adventurous day. I started out at 5:00 am shopping with my sister-in-laws and my mother-in-law. The plan was for Tim and Carys to come pick me up at 10:00 am. I got too into shopping with all of the deals and ended up calling Tim and had him bring Carys to me in Toledo. Carys shopped with us until 6:30 pm and then she and I drove home. She was such a good shopper. She would look all around, babble, scream if very excited and accept compliments from strangers. It is a good thing that we had her dad and grandpa come down, because my in-laws purchased so much there is no way that anything bought after 10:00 am would have fit in the vehicle.

Saturday we had Thanksgiving dinner with my mom and Greg. My cousin Maureen and her three sons also joined us. It was a nice dinner. I love having holiday meals at my mom's because she always uses my grandma's china. I made my grandma's peanut butter pie recipe. Yum! Yum! There is never any leftovers to eat the next day. I really should make that pie more often. After getting home that night, we started decorating our home for Christmas. Carys watched with excitement. This holiday season is extra special because of our little girl!!
We had yet another family gathering to attend before the end of the weekend. My mother-in-laws side of the family had their annual holiday party. Carys met relatives that she has never met. She loved watching all the little kids. Relatives kept commenting on her little cheeks. Santa even came to get photos with all the kids and to take their letters back to the North Pole. Carys sat on Santa's lap and got her very first picture with him. He didn't scare her one bit.

Overall, this Thanksgiving weekend was long but enjoyable. December will be another busy month as Carys turns ONE, her friend Taylor turns ONE and Christmas too!! OH, before I forget, Carys has learned how to drink from a cup all on her own...not a sippy cup either...a big girl cup. She is getting up on all 4's so I think she'll be crawling soon!!

Daddy's Girl

On Sunday Carys went with me to her very first jewelry party. She was interested in everything she saw. There was this silver bracelet that I tried on and as soon as I put it on Carys just laughed and laughed. Her aunts were there and they finally got to hear her big belly laugh.

Tonight Carys and Daddy were playing. He gave her a piggyback ride and she just loved it. She giggled and giggled. Carys is such a happy baby. We are truly blessed. Food is also something that has been getting her excited the past several days. Each day new things just tickle her and her Dad and I are so surprised.

Today Carys and I went to a craft store to get some ideas for her 1st birthday party. We found some pretty neat ideas. I am going to make her cake and figured out what exactly I needed to decorate it. While walking though the store she wanted to touch all the Christmas decorations that were displayed. She tried to pull shiny, pink garland out of another shoppers cart. It was very cute. Several people would stop and comment how cute she is and they would ask about her. Carys would smile or do one of her many raspberry sounds. One lady said that Carys' smile is so cute that it melted her heart. I thought that was sweet coming from a stranger.

Cutie Pie

How cute am I in my new hat!?!? I'm ready for snow!

Box Play

Carys and I have had a fun day today. I think it's because she slept all through the night last night. This little one began sleeping through the night her second month home. In the beginning of October she decided she wanted to wake up a few times during the night to cuddle, but to only cuddle with mom. I prayed and prayed that she would get back to sleeping through the night soon. God answered my prayers last night!!

We were invited to something amazing this morning. Carys' Grandma Barb has been taking care of this stray cat for a few months now. She called us this morning to say that this cat, named Katee, had kittens. Carys and I quickly got loaded up and drove to see the kittens. Carys fell asleep on the way so she didn't get to see them. I did. I haven't seen kittens this small since I was a little girl. This was very neat.

When we got back home I started to restock her changing table. This resulted in a box being emptied. While in her room she started playing with it, tasting it, and just looking at it. Later on when we were playing I saw her trying to get inside the box. She got frustrated because she couldn't figure how to get in it. So, mommy helped put her in it. She played in the box for about 30 minutes. She is too cute!! My mom just recently shared a storey with me that when I was little she and I use to play in a large box that a fridge came in. She said we would spend hours just playing and coloring the inside and outside of the box. This is something that I plan on doing with Carys.

Movin' UP

Carys' first car seat has been put away. She has graduated to

the convertible car seat. She looks as small in this

seat as she did initially in her infant carrier.

Books, Books, Books

Thank you Grandma Anthony for the book!! It's never too soon to start learning about using the big potty!! You were very thoughtful in getting this book for Carys and we appreciate it.

BOO!!

Reese, Jarren, Kaidyn and Carys

Carys with her cousins getting ready to go trick-or-treating