Pre-Turkey Day

Ahh, Thanksgiving. We decided to hit the road and visit both of our families for the holiday. Overall, Logan traveled really well in the car. Seth and I took turns sitting in the backseat when he needed a bottle and then we'd pull over to get him out of the seat and burp him. When we needed to stop for gas or to eat, we'd change his diaper and let him stretch a little bit before strapping him back in. Only towards the end of both trips did Logan get a little fussy and require Seth to shake a rattle non-stop for about 30-minutes. Whatever works, I guess.


We spent the weekend prior to Thanksgiving in Kahoka with Gloria and Charley, as well as Dana's and Travis' families. Taneli, the foreign exchange student who lived with them 12 years ago, was back in the states and staying with them that weekend as well. It was a full house with lots of tasty holiday food (I loved Dana's apple pie) and conviviality among family and friends. Logan was pretty accepting of everyone taking turns holding him and cooing over him. He loves the attention and is pretty alert and responsive. Next year he'll be ready to belly up to his highchair tray and try out some Thanksgiving fixins'.

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Tons of Fun!

It was really hard to choose which photos I should post from last weekend. I guess that's the photographer in me...I want to show you ALL of the pictures! But, instead, here is a sampling...

Weekend Fun!

I mentioned on Friday that we would head to Kahoka for a family gathering and a baby shower. It was a wonderful weekend of way too much food, lots of great gifts, fabulous weather and tons of fun had by all. I'll post some pictures later this week featuring some of the weekend activites. We sure had a blast and really enjoyed socializing with everyone. We decided to pitch a tent Saturday--that was my first experience camping while pregnant. I was able to get comfortable but, between the bull frogs and barking dog, it wasn't the most peaceful night's sleep. Check back later this week for pictures!

-rebecca

A work in progress...

Well, I'm still trying to figure out this blog thing. I've messed around with the last post trying to edit it several times to make the font larger and easier to read. On my computer the text next to the picture looks very tiny compared to the previous post below it. I'll hopefully get it figured out. If someone wants to comment on how it appears on your computer screen, I'd appreciate the feedback.

Tonight we're heading to Kahoka to visit Seth's family. It's for the annual "family gathering" which got it's start in October of 2004 when we invited extended family to join us at the Allen cabin to celebrate our recent nuptials. This year, Dana (Seth's sister), has been so gracious as to plan a baby shower for us to take place at the gathering. She created wonderful customized invitations and has really gone out of her way to make it special for us. Thanks Dana, we're looking foward to it!

- rebecca