Thanksgiving Feasts

We had 2 wonderful Thanksgiving celebrations; we hosted my grandparents on Thursday, and then we gathered with the extended family at their place on Saturday. My grandparents split the cooking with us, and Grandma and I agreed that it worked out perfectly- neither of us felt stressed or overwhelmed that day!

Here Lucy is helping me assemble baked carrots, one of Grandma's recipes that we love to make.



Earlier in the day we headed out for a walk. It was a bit chilly, but nice to get some exercise before the big meal.

These red berry bushes are in front of our house- I love how bright and cheerful they are.

And here we are gathered together. We are so blessed to live close to my grandparents and to be able to see them so often.

Over the weekend we set up the crib for baby kernel. She will probably be in our room in a bassinette for the first few months, but I knew it would be easier to set it up now with just a toddler, as compared to with a toddler and newborn! We also needed to rearrange the furniture and wanted to give Lucy time to get adjusted to it. It feels good to have that done, and I really like the way the room looks. Once we get some art on the walls I'll take a picture to post.

I also started getting out some baby stuff- Lucy had fun pretending to feed her dolls on the boppy pillow, and climbing into the baby's carseat. She picked out a toy rattle for the baby at the store today, and wanted to get some shoes for the baby too. She definitely likes getting things for the baby, and I think will be excited to help pick out clothes, get diapers, etc. It's all starting to feel much more real, for all of us- just about a month to go!