Thanksgiving

We have had quite the week! We took Leo into the doctor on Wednesday because he was up all night coughing the night before and we wanted to get him checked out before the holiday. The doctor said that his throat was really red and spotted and thought it might be strep but the test was negative. He said that he probably has a virus and we just need to wait it out. Great. So, we have spent the past several days taking shifts rocking a sick kid throughout the night and trying to catch up on some sleep during the day. Leo usually sleeps really well at night so I have forgotten what it is like to be up all night. We are all a little tired at our house. Even though Leo was feeling under the weather, we still continued with our Thanksgiving plans. On Thanksgiving morning, I made a yummy brunch with egg bake, carmel rolls and pancakes for Leo. After brunch we started a new tradition. We counted the days from Thanksgiving to Christmas and made a paper chain. On each link, we wrote down something that we are thankful for. Each night when we take off a link, we are reminded of all of the blessings in our lives. Leo was very interested in the project at first but got a little distracted half way through. After his nap, we went to my parents house and ate a very delicious dinner with my parents, siblings, and Grandma. We stayed as long as Leo would allow and then went home and all crashed. Kevin was out the door at 4:30 am on Friday morning to head to Best Buy to get a "door buster" TV for our new house. He came home at 6:30am with a new TV and some interesting stories. On Saturday afternoon, we went to the Allens house and had a wonderful dinner with Bill, Kathy, Jenny, Toby and Ellie. Leo and Ellie were so cute playing together! They are finally starting to notice one another and it is so fun to watch them interact. Overall we had a great Thanksgiving celebrating with family and friends.