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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Happy Turkey Day

For Thanksgiving we share the holiday with both of our families. We do his family earlier in the day and my family a little later on. 
So this year his family had dinner at 1pm we made it over a little early to hang out with everyone. Every body was their except Devin this year!! He is doing his residency down in Arizona and was not able to make it up... We all missed him. Once dinner was ready we all sat and ate the most delicious food!!! Oh how we love Thanksgiving, all the food is amazing!!
Blake's first Thanksgiving meal. Last year she was only a few months old and was not able to eat anything. She loved the potatoes and turkey!! She would walk around the house with a piece of turkey in each hand loving life!!
All the cute cousins together.
Baylee
Beau
Little Blakelee eating her turkey haha!!
The Bland family missing Devin and Whitney because she was taking the picture.
I had to post a few of these pictures of the little ones because some were adorable and some were a crack up!!! I loved them all so much, just be glad I didn't post every one I took because it was a lot but they were all cute and hilarious! 
ps Blakelee freaked out when I took her spoon away so i just gave it right back to her so she would smile in the pictures.
After the Bland dinner we headed to my Grandmas for her dinner at 3pm. Most of my extended family was there. It was again another Amazing dinner!!! We were stuffed to the brim. 
My grandmas place settings!!!
Love it! 
Let the second fest being!!!
My uncle brought play station or xbox... one of the 2, for all the boys to play once dinner was over. They all had a blast! Once they were done playing they kicked on the football game over the projector and most of them fell asleep!
Cute Grandpa!!!
Blake found some toy cars and loved them so much!! Maybe we need to get her some.
Pie time!!! Blake's was a huge fan of pumpkin pie, she ate every bite and was so upset once it was all gone.
Once dinner and pie was over we said our goodbyes and loaded up the car!! Blakelee had not slept all day long, she was such a trooper!!! The minute we left the driveway she was out cold. We went back to the Blands to get ready to go Black Friday aka Thursday Night Shopping. We bathed Blake's and put her in her jammies then laid her down in the pack and play while Griff and his dad watched the rest of the football game. We all had a turkey sandwich and just hung out. Once ready to go shopping we ran Blake's over to my moms so she could sleep there while we went up to Park City. We got up there around 10:30pm and went to the Walmart to load up on our DVDs that they had for $2 and up. We then went over to the outlets but it was getting late, the lines in the stores were way to long, and Griff had to work early. So we left to go get Blakelee and headed home. We made it home around 2:30am and asleep by 3am. Poor Griff had to be up by 6am.
Driving up to Park City
What a great Thanksgiving this year was!  

Sunday, December 8, 2013

November was good to us

..November 1..
I was finally able to wear my reindeer leggings!!
..November 2..
Out to Lunch with Lara while mommy and daddy were at work.
..November 3..
How do you keep a 1 year old happy during sacrament? Coloring.
Sleeping at Grandma Debbie's while visiting.
..November 5..
Little baby is all snug in this cold weather.
..November 7..
Loving Grandma Lonna's cooking.
..November 8..
Hanging out with our friends watching movies.
..November 10..
Cousin time.
..November 17..
Christmas Gift Expo with our friends.
Her hair is finally long enough for a little pony tail.
..November 19..
A few days prior my sister and I made a few fleece bows for our girls hair!! We saw this Turkey one and decided to make one for them for Thanksgiving!
..November 22..
Blake was in such a good mood as I was getting her ready for bed. I did not want to put her down but knew that I had to.
..November 24..
We celebrated my dads birthday with all the family! His actual birthday is November 29th but my mom had us all over for dinner and gifts. Happy Birthday Dad!!! We love you. Happy Happy Happy!!
She always is pulling her headbands off but I caught her in the act and she started laughing.
..November 27..
Every morning I go in to Blakelee's room to get her she has peed out of her diaper and soaked her pajamas... poor thing!! She has been getting a bath in the mornings also in the evenings! Lucky girl!
..November 29..
Bun and Cheetah Day!
Love baby snuggles!
November was very good to us!! Other then our house was not finished before Thanksgiving... But we had a lot of family fun and snuggles and no one can beat that.
Bye Bye November.... Hello December!!!! 
Bring on the Christmas Festivities!!