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!!