Happy Turkey Day!

So I was in Babies R Us one day and saw these super cute, plush turkey headbands. They were a pretty penny that I wasn't willing to spend, so I decided to make my own......for the whole family:) Damon looked so cute! We had a nice Thanksgiving. Wednesday night Barrett made homemade cranberry sauce and together we made a caramel apple pie. Today, Barrett went to the Turkey Bowl while Damon and I hung out at home. Barrett was so excited to use fresh rosemary, thyme, parsley, and garlic to flavor our bird and it turned out soooo good! We had all the yummy food and boy, did we enjoy it all!! Damon finally fell asleep right before dinner, so we ate alone, then had a little more when Diggs woke up;) We just finished pie, Barrett's already napped, and now we're watching football...well, I'm not really. Happy Thanksgiving!!

Three Years!

This picture started it all. (For some reason it didn't make it to the slide show.)

Well Barrett and I have been married three years now!! Yesterday was our third anniversary. The day started with me waking up to Dunkin Donuts. Barrett and Damon had gone to get them while I slept:) We shopped a little for Thanksgiving dinner items and enjoyed spending the day together. We ordered Outback dinner online, put Damon to bed, then Barrett went to pick up our dinner. It was nice having a candlelight dinner with no baby to distract us. What a fun day! I put together a slideshow of Barrett and I over the years. What fun memories!

Damon

This week:

I finally got Damon's shoes on and they stayed on. He really likes them (they are hand-me-downs from a friend) and he's getting used to them. He loves to walk out the door when it's time to go somewhere.

Damon was playing with toys then I looked at him and started laughing. He's in the middle of his toys, like he's doing a Toy Angel (like a snow angel, but with toys:)

This is pretty much what Damon looks like when I go get him after his nap. (He usually has a bigger smile) I walk in and there he is just grinning away with chubby cheeks and squinty eyes. I just love it!

November?

November? Can it really be November 11th? Where in the world has the time gone? October flew by in a flash and now it is almost Thanksgiving. Around the corner is my 28th birthday and Damon's First!! "Slow down everyone you're moving to fast..." (Jack Johnson)

Well, Barrett's brother, Quinn, came for a night. Yes, that's right, one night. He was coming back from business in Turkey and other places and worked it so he had a long lay-over in Philadelphia. We picked him up on Halloween and the minute he got in the back seat, Damon started chatting up a storm. He was pulling out all the stops. Quinn even gave him a ride on his luggage. What a fun uncle.

The next day we went to Philly for "the norm"--Liberty Bell

and Independence Hall.

Barrett's been super busy lately. He finished up classes and is in the middle of finals. He has one more final this Tuesday, then will be done until after Thanksgiving! He still has work to do in Philadelphia, but at least no homework for a few days:)

Damon has turned into a toddler before our eyes. He's walking like crazy, starting to climb things, getting picky about what he eats (as long as applesauce is involved, he's game), still waking up at least once each night (most often within 30 minutes of me going to bed or falling asleep), getting louder and louder by the second, cutting more teeth (total of 9 1/4), just learned to get to standing position without having to pull up on something, just learned today how to give kisses on the mouth to mom and dad (yes, they are open mouthed), and so happy to entertain and perform for other people. Someone at church told us today that her daughter said Damon is the choir's mascot. Everyone loves him, he is so lucky.

The last few days he has rediscovered his books. He pulls one off the shelf, flips a few pages, then reaches for another and does the same thing. Sometimes he gets distracted and looks at a book that's already on the floor. If I put the books away while he's napping, they always end up all over...again.