November Recap

We had a nice Thanksgiving meal with my dad's side of the family (some at least) with lots of yummy food! And my sister and I tried to get my dad to pick his favorite pie (since we both made them)--but he said he liked them all! With 3 daughters--he knows not to pick a favorite--although we all really know who his fav is!! (just teasing Jo and Jocie).

Jon and I braved the masses of people on black Friday and woke at 3 am to get to Kohl's and then Target. I'm sure he would have liked to come home with a big screen tv or new xbox game--but we did not! We did get the things we were "planning" on purchasing though! Because we were so exhausted though, little Christmas decorating has been done yet--maybe we can fit it in this weekend yet. Although we are off to see a movie (Four Christmases) this morning and Jon will have meetings at church most of tomorrow.

Grant is now 4 months old!! And getting so big--we are thinking around 18lbs (but his dr. apt is Mon. to get the official weight). He is usually such a happy and smiley baby and has brought so much joy to our lives. He loves to jump, wiggle and move his body around--so his early Christmas present was a doorway jumper. He also loves the water. We took him swimming for the first time and he enjoyed laying back and kicking his legs! We love his infectious laugh and all his cooing happy sounds! He's been rolling from back to front for a couple weeks now and has 2 teeth that are about to appear.

Ethan's been taking his 1st official swim class (like with no parent in the water) this month. He's enjoyed it and is feeling more comfortable in the water--even putting his face in!
Also this month, my brother Jacob's unit was deployed to Afghanistan, so we got to attend their army farewell.

I can't believe it's almost December already!! This fall has just flown by!