Wednesday, January 2, 2013

November: A lot to be Thankful for

**Blogger isn't allowing me to add more photos due to space issues. I'll get them up as soon as I can figure out a solution. For now, use your imagination***

We took family photos in November to celebrate a few things: Parker's first birthday, Christmas cards, and to introduce the pregnancy.  Wright Park offered the perfect backdrop with bright orange fall leaves.  It was a very chilly day, but we lucked out with no rain. Parker was less than thrilled to be a model, however, we ended up with some pretty great shots.

Thanksgiving was so much fun this year. We spent it at my parents' house. The Vreeburg family came down for two nights which was great because that meant more time with them! Parker loved seeing his family and enjoyed the attention.  Curtis was able to come home, so we enjoyed spending time with him. Parker loves Uncle Curt! We all enjoyed wonderful food and good family time. Alyssa even brought a cotton candy machine for dessert. Yum!

The last weekend of the month, we went down to Portland to visit with Ryan, Heidi, and Ian.  It was so relaxing! We watched football, played games and ate great food.  Parker loves his Aunt and Uncles! One day the boys helped Grandma Jane put up Christmas lights. Grandma took us out to lunch.  We are lucky to have such a wonderful, fun family!

Fun things about Parker this month:
He is getting really communicative. Parker is trying hard to communicate so we've been teaching him new signs (fan, light) and words (yogurt, water, help, up, hold you, banana) to make things easier for him.

Parker loves being silly. He turns his head on its side to look at us. He does a fake laugh to get attention and he lays down on floor with a "look at me!" smiling face.

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