Feeling Thankful

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year and have much to be thankful for! At the top of our list we are thankful for our healthy baby, Mikey's job, me staying at home with Carson, friends and family.  It has certainly been a year of change, learning to take things as they come, and finding that good can come from situations when you least expect it. And with all that we had to be thankful for we had LOTS of family and friends to celebrate with!

We started our day with a very chilly 5K Turkey Trot with the Reed family...

My Running Buddy

Family before the race

We had Thanksgiving dinner at Mikey's aunt and uncle's house and my parents came with us.  It was a full and festive occasion!

With Nana and Grandpa

Our first family thanksgiving

With Cousin Benjamin

Family

Park Playdate

Buddies Luke and Carson

Luke 6 1/2 weeks Carson 11 1/2 weeks

My little man

This morning Carson and I went on a little playdate at the park with my roommate from college Serena and her two kids.  It really is a small world we live in....Serena and I were roommates almost 7 years ago, both ended up married, living in the exact some model home 2 blocks apart and just had boys 6 weeks apart!  We did walks together while pregnant and it was fun to finally get the boys (and her daughter, Jordan) all together this morning.  We look forward to many more playdates in the future with our buddies Luke and Jordan!

Happy Halloween

We had a fabulous Halloween with friends and family. It was a very full and fun packed day!

We had the chance to do a little wine tasting with the Reeds that day, which we have missed doing since being pregnant with Carson.  We tried facing Carson out in the carrier and he loved the opportunity to see, talk and smile with everyone!

1st whole family photo with Daisy

That afternoon Mikey's family came over to see the cousins on their first Halloween.  We had a full house! Carson and his cousin got lots of attention and it was seriously a paparazzi event with the amount of photos taken of these two boys.  They both did so well and cousin Ben was very interested in Carson and getting close enough to give kisses or steal his pacifier!  We can't wait for Carson to be a bit older and to watch these boys play and become the best of friends.

Brothers and Cousins

The cutest baby bat

 Cousin Benjamin the dinosaur and Carson the bat

 Carson's Halloween gift from my friend Alissa

A good night kiss and some love from Cousin Benjamin

 It has been so fun celebrating the holidays with our little boy and can't wait for this season to continue!

Jen and Greg Lane

This past Saturday we attended Jen's (a co-worker of Mikey) wedding.  Carson was a little rock star taking a 3 hr nap in his carseat (through the ceremony and part of the reception), then got passed around and snuggled by everyone.  Mikey and I even got a chance to do a little swing dancing which was fun!

Carson all dressed up and wearing shoes for the first time-

With the beautiful bride Jen-

My two handsome boys

Congrats Jen and Greg!!!

Clearly Carson had too much fun because we got our first full night's sleep since he was born!