Days with the Grays: November 2009

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Trimming the Trees

After we got the tree home we wanted to decorate it right away since we already had the rest of the house decorated! First we decorated Millie Kate's Disney Princess tree that Brian bought for her last year after we found out we were having a girl. I know it's a little tacky but it's still fun that she has her very own Christmas tree.

give me those shiny round things

helping Daddy get the ornaments out

After we got Millie Kate's tree trimmed, it was time to do the big tree. Decorating the tree is one of my favorite Christmas things to do, although I don't enjoy putting the lights on. I have so many special ornaments and I love looking at them and remembering who gave them to me and when. Brian and I have also collected a lot of ornaments over the past 4 1/2 years, we try to get one from every new place we go. I love ornaments and look forward to building Millie Kate's collection.

One of our new favorite traditions that we started a couple of years ago is after decorating the tree, we have lasagna for dinner and watch The Polar Express! It's our way of brining in our favorite time of the year!

Picking the Tree

We ordered our Tree from Church again this year, and although I really like our tree, I don't think we'll be doing that again. I really miss going to a Christmas Tree Farm and cutting it down ourselves. We decided not to do it this year because MK is so little, oh and did I mention we have to go to North Carolina to cut them down because my husband is a Christmas Tree snob and will only have Fraser Firs? But even though we didn't cut it down, it was still fun picking out our tree and then we went to the brunch the church held. It was a great start to the Christmas Season!

trying to decide which one we liked the best

found one

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving was an extra special one and we had even more to be thankful for! I am so thankful for my wonderful and loving husband who works so hard so that I can stay home with Millie Kate. He not only works over 40 hours a week, but sometimes he comes home to a messy house, has to cook dinner, clean dishes, do his own laundry, or clean the house! Some days he does it all. And with all of that he still finds time to play with Millie Kate and give her all his love. He's amazing!!! And it goes without saying that I am truly thankful for the newest blessing in our lives, Miss Millie Kate! I thank God everyday for such a happy and healthy little girl. She is every dream come true and I can't imagine my life without her! I am also very Thankful for our supportive families and all our wonderful friends. I am so very blessed!

Thanksgiving pjs

hanging with the Turkey at Kanga and Papa Bear's before heading over to Aunt Linda's for lunch

"I give my first Thanksgiving two thumbs up!"

"I'm going to eat you Mr. Turkey"

Ziggy and Presley are very thankful for each other!

I am so thankful that Millie Kate is able to spend time with her Great Grandfather!

Gramps and Carolyn

another turkey to eat!!

gobble gobble

Aunt Linda's turkey is so yummy

Millie Kate sitting at the adult table

all that turkey put me right to sleep

trying to figure out how to get to Uncle George

our little family

with Pops at the Lawrenceville Tree Lighting

Sarah and Travis trying to keep warm, it was oh so cold

Millie Kate eating her very own Thanksgiving Dinner that mommy made for her. She had sweet potato and butternut squash casserole, green beans, and pumpkin pie! Too bad she only wanted to eat the one thing I didn't make myself, the green beans. Oh well, I tried!

trying out the sippy cup for the first time

Thanksgiving sure was fun!

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Thanksgiving Eve

Since Brian's brother and his family was in town from IL, we wanted to spend as much time with them as we could, so we went over to B's dad's house on Thanksgiving Eve for a little pre-festivities.