Thanksgiving 2K9!

This year we spent the Thanksgiving holiday with Mark's family and extended family in the Wilmington area of North Carolina. Eli was very much the celebrity at this year's event, as you can imagine. The weekend consisted of lots of eating, sleeping, and visiting with everyone. Eli is really beginning to "talk" a lot more. Mark and I would lay him on a blanket on the floor in the morning and he would literally have a conversation with himself for at least 45 minutes! It's getting more and more fun to interact with him each day, as now he's really starting to pay attention to and respond to us. Our weekend also introduced Mark and I to Elijah's affinity for the "running-man" while he lays in bed. What is this, you may ask? Well, Eli sleeps in the Pack-n-Play in a room with us when we travel (usually he's in the crib in his nursery), and every night he would thrash his legs so much, that he would destroy his swaddle and oftentimes end-up turned in another direction. Mark and I couldn't help but laugh when we'd hear the swishing of his little diaper-butt as he would run in place. Here is a pic of what he looked like one of the times...




Overall, we had a great visit with family and continue to realize how thankful we are to be blessed with such a content and sweet little guy. It's so amazing to look back and see how much our lives have changed in just a few short months! We love it!

Here are some pics from our Thanksgiving travels:
















One other special moment of our trip...Mark was able to introduce Elijah to his grandparents!