First Thanksgiving

We celebrated the girls' first Thanksgiving. It was a little crazy but all and all great. They traveled to Granny & Granddad's all 3 hours in the car without crying! They LOVE their carseats & just babble back & forth to each other. They got to meet Uncle Corey, Aunt Anna, and cousins Ethan & Madeline for the first time (Patrick's brother & family). Other visits included time with Uncle Eric, Aunt Amy, and cousin Luke Wednesday night. On Thursday, we made it to the Lancaster gathering & saw dozens of cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. & enjoyed all the Thanksgiving favorites. The girls were well behaved & enjoyed being passed around. Friday was Thanksgiving with my mom's side of the family at Mi-Mi's house with 17 of us. Again the girls loved riding in the car & were the center of attention. We came home Saturday so we could get everything unpacked, the laundry done, & get ready for work Monday. We spent most of the day today putting up the Christmas tree. The girls are doing great--6 months old last week! They are rolling over constantly, standing up with a little help, sitting up with very little help, laughing, smiling constantly, playing with toys, sleeping 8 hours at night, responding to their name, scooting across the room in seconds on their backs, and really engaged with their environment. They have changed so much just in the past week or two. We are starting solid foods this week. Wish us luck! Thanks to all of our families for making this a great holiday.I know I'm biased, but look at those beautiful eyes and rosy cheeks
Look at that big girl rolling over
Lexa finally shut her eyes in cousin, Andrea's, arms
High school friend, Susan, holding G for the first time
MiMi with Geneva who quickly fell asleep in great-grandmother's arms
Geneva doing her favorite thing, standing up
Cousin, Megan, with Lexa. I was at the hospital when Megan was born June 29, 1999. It was an incredible moment. Now she finally gets to meet my children. Crazy how fast things change.