Happy Thanksgiving

We have so much to be thankful for this year and had a wonderful time celebrating the holiday with family and friends.  The week prior Cooper had Thanksgiving Feast at school, so he kept asking, "Is today Thanksgiving Feast?" as we celebrated with our families.  We traveled to IA on Wednesday and had so much fun with the Caruth/Staples clan on Thursday.  The boys had a great time playing with their cousins and seeing their Grand/Great Grandparents.  Owen, Gavin and Cooper had a sleepover in the basement both nights and it was a surprising success!  We headed home on Friday and spent the rest of the weekend getting our house transformed into Christmas!

I must have lost my mind because we decided to put up two Christmas trees this year.  Considering we have a toddler who has the nickname, WOMD (Weapon Of Mass Destruction) because he likes to tear apart everything he sees, we'll see how long the trees stay as they are today.  Both boys love looking at the trees and Cooper was thrilled to discover this morning that or Elf On The Shelf Frederick has returned.

Prior to Thanksgiving we spent a fun morning taking the boys bowling for the first time with their friends.  Both boys had a great time and we will definitely be breaking out our bowling shoes again soon.

Drew is now 15 months old and has made fantastic improvement in his walking abilities.  Although not yet his preferred method of transportation just over the weekend he has started making great strides, literally.  He will now take steps on his own at times without us even trying to coax him towards us.  I know he will be running after Cooper in no time.

Both boys LOVED the pie!  Drew above enjoying some with Daddy and Cooper below patiently waiting for his piece to get served.

Drew was thrilled to be hanging out with the Big Boys at Grandma and Grandpas.

 Just a recent pic that I wanted to include of Drew helping himself in the fridge.  We have the exact same pictures of Cooper at close to the same age.

Striking a pose for the camera :)

Our first real Christmas tree!