It's... Potty Time! Oh, and other happenings

Well, lot's happening over the long holiday weekend! Mira had been somewhat interested in the potty and what WE were doing on the potty for quite some time. Daddy bought her a couple of seats early last week and so the story goes...a poopie and another and another. Yes, only you parents can really understand the joy at seeing your little one on the potty. AND actually using it! When sitting she likes the rest of the family to join her in the bathroom. Ma Ma, DOWN (I am to sit down), Da Da, DOWN, (Da Da is to sit down...)It's hysterical. And that concludes my potty overview. Rest assured, all continues to go well!

We spent Thanksgiving just the 3 of us at our house. A quiet evening. Kevin unfortunately made one of those turkey "roasts", not a good choice. His description, "It tasted like a turkey TV dinner." Bright spots: good old fashioned green bean casserole and mashed potatoes. Yummy!

The rest of the weekend was kind of quiet. Mira decided to not nap too well and wake up at 4:30 pretty much every morning, but other than that a great time to enjoy each other's company, decorating the house for Christmas AND Hanukkah, feeding the ducks at Bubbie and Pop Pop's doing some dancing around the house, working on "please" and "thank you" which you would hear as "peeese" and "dad-doo". We're getting there!. It was hard to say bye bye this morning for sure as Daddy and Peanut left for work and day care.

This weekend our wonderful Aunt Nee Nee and Uncle Joe are coming to town. We have a whole lot of nothing planned which is fine with all of us, I think. We will be taking them out for Joe's 70th on Friday and that should be fun. Sans Peanut. She'll be happier with Bubbie at home.

We are getting pretty excited for Cabo next month and think that Mira will be hard to pull from the water. She continues to excel at her swim lessons and we let her skip the really hard stuff if she likes. It's so crazy for us to listen to some of the other parents really push their kids to climb out or do other things on command. Comments like "why are you being such a baby?" blow our minds. And we wonder why our kids are so sqrewed up later in life. Let them be babies! They ARE babies!

So, another month slowly slips by and we gear up for the busy holiday season. Almost done shopping, only a gift or 2 left to buy so that feels good. Cheers for now.

Gratitude

As Thanksgiving approaches we reflect on our lives and those close to us. Kevin, Mira and I are thankful for so much and are so very blessed. We have our health, each other, wonderful jobs and amazing family and friends. What else could we need?

We are most grateful for the heart warming joy that Mira brings us every day and the new found patience we have acquired over the last 20 months.

Laughter and love fills our home every day. Today, this week, this month and this year, we give thanks for all of life's blessings.

November Update

Hi everyone!

Well, Nov. has been a crazy month! Mommy has been traveling to Kansas City, KS for a team meeting and also to Atlanta, GA for a Train The Trainer. 3 Timezones in 3 weeks! Whew! Daddy and Peanut had a great time reading books, going for walks, eating yummy dinners and visiting with Bubbie. Truly a super-dad.

Although being away was hard and exhausting, Mommy made it through.

Mommy and Daddy spent the 18th and 19th in Monterey for the ORHP holiday party. Every year it is in some wonderful location over a weekend. The weather was terrific, in the upper 60s (by the coast no less!) and we shopped, ate a great lunch and enjoyed the party Sat. evening.

Sunday we had a lovely breakfast in Monterey and did some Hanukkah shopping closer to home.

All in all a relaxing time. We were happy to get home of course.

This week is Thanksgiving and we will be staying in San Ramon. We decided to skip the holiday rush this year and relax a bit. So, Daddy is making a little turkey for he and Peanut and Mommy is having salmon I think. We'll do the same thing we do every night...eat dinner, head up for bath time and off to bed!

It will be difficult not being with our families but it will be OK.

Great Aunt Anita and Great Uncle Joe are coming to CA on the 30th for a few days and we CANNOT WAIT!! We plan on spending some really fun time together, laughing until our sides hurt.

Peanut is saying so many words and sentences these days, it's hard to keep up! Cow, moo, office, owl, bunny, flower, body, pee pee, poo poo, potty, da da, ma ma, up, sit down, my da da, dog, cat, car, Where'd it go, I'll get it, fall down, wa wa, cup, moon, bubbles, Elmo, book, rice, Bubba, Pa Pa, No No (Nona), Morrny (Morty, her Monkey), Mannie (bear)...and SO many more!

Swim and Gymboree are going great. We are all looking forward to Cabo next month. And of course, Nona, Cimber, Kat, Shawn, and Cousin Tabor coming to CA for Christmas.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!