Alaina's First Thanksgiving

Cousin Alysa holding Alaina

Alaina giving Aunt Sarah Thanksgiving kisses

Alaina's first Thanksgiving was celebrated in Iowa. We went to Des Moines to spend Thanksgiving weekend with Nate's family. We enjoyed spending time together. Nate's parents had not seen Alaina since Labor Day so they had fun watching Alaina show off her new tricks (rolling, grabbing, babbling).

We also made a trip to Iowa State while we were in Iowa. We took Nate's niece, Brianna, with us. I have not been to Iowa State for a very long time so I was happy we made time to go visit. It was an especially special trip because we went on November 27th. Nate proposed to me five years ago on November 27th. We took Brianna to the exact spot on campus where Nate proposed- the armory. Of course we forgot to take our camera with us when we went inside the armory. It would have been a perfect picture moment. Instead, we have a picture of both of us in front of the campanile.

I was a little nervous about how Alaina would handle the 4 1/2 hour car ride. She had a rough ride on the way to Des Moines. We had to stop three times for feeding, diaper changes, and a meltdown. However, she surprised us on the ride back home and slept the entire time! I don't think we're ready for an overseas trip yet, but she's a fairly good car traveler.

Ready for Winter

It's getting colder outside. Since Alaina loves to kick her blankets off, we decided we needed something else to keep her warm in her carseat. We found this really neat carseat cover at Babies R Us. It's really warm inside! It zips up the front so it's very easy to get Alaina in and out of her seat. We're offcially ready for cold weather.

Nate and I are taking Alaina to Iowa tomorrow morning to celebrate Thanksgiving. We are looking forward to seeing Nate's family. Alaina has grown so much since the last time they saw her. This morning I made chocolate chip pumpkin bread to take to our Thanksgiving dinner. Alaina sat in her bouncer on the kitchen floor and kept me company. She is able to amuse herself with her toys for longer periods of time. She really enjoys her musical caterpillar. She was just so cute that I had to take a video and share it. Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!