1. Thanksgiving
Everybody gets up at 330 on Thanksgiving morning, right?? No? Weird. But if you like the first flight out - you need to be pushing back from the gate at 6am!! Thank goodness that Lulu continues to be a relaxed and go with the flow type traveler. No worries if we wake her up at 3:45am, seems to be totally fine no matter what we throw at her!
Beautiful sunrise as we climbed out of Chicago!
Cousin time + MomMom & PopPop time + aunt & uncle time = happy Lulu!!
Also there were 5 dogs at Thanksgiving - all of whom are smaller than Lulu.....which I think made her feel all powerful ;)
Oh, and a dinosaur visited our Thanksgiving - how about yours?!?!
Party popper crowns are always a huge hit!
Samantha decorated cupcakes that her mom baked - cute & delish!
Our little turkey cracks us up daily - Thanksgiving or not! Hope it was a food, family, & friend filled holiday for you!
2. Hopping
Lulu's newest favorite thing is being on Chris' shoulders while he hops up & down. She gets a HUGE grin on her face, tips her head back, there is so much joy radiating from her!
She really enjoyed some hopping when Cody was in town too :)
3. Friendsgiving Slumber Party
It was simply indulgent to have Stacey & Cody to myself for dinner & a slumber party on Sunday! We've been friends since I was born - 36 years going strong! I tried the BBC recipe for pork & plums plus a so-so new sweet potato cranberry recipe. The star of the show was the apple galette I made using the crust recipe I learned at King Arthur Flour & Smitten Kitchen's filling. And obviously had Jeni's Salty Caramel ice cream on top.
Its easy enough to forget how much you miss something when you don't have it day to day or week to week. But what an incredible treat to have 2 of my absolute best girls over (together) with nowhere to be/no worries about getting home, and giving us hours of catch up time. Fire in the fireplace, cold outside, good wine & better conversation. It was just perfect.
4. Turkey Trot & Drumstick Dash
Lulu ran her first race on Sunday! She ran a 50 yard dash & seemed to love it! Big smile during her run :) Chris & I had a good 10K too, Lulu was a relaxed rockstar in the stroller!
If ever you find yourself wanting to run a Turkey Trot not on Thanksgiving Day (because for us - it never works for us to run on Thanksgiving!) we would strongly recommend the Lincolnwood Turkey Trot
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