Thanksgiving, Santa & Grady turns 8 months!

I hope that everyone had as fabulous of a Thanksgiving weekend as we did! To start off, here are a few cute pics that Grady's babysitter Lisa took of him on Wednesday, looking all Thanksgivingish :)




We started off Thanksgiving morning with a 5K in Balboa Park to benefit the homeless. We met up with friends and brought our little turkey!

We spend Thanksgiving day at my Aunt Susie and Uncle Tom's house for a feast with over 30 people! What a great family reunion it was! Three turkeys and many pies were enjoyed by all! BUT, of course we missed my dad (who wasn't feeling well after his eye surgery) and Uncle Larry (who's also sick), but they were both in our thoughts and prayers all day! We missed the Stephens' side of the fam as well. Hope you guys had a great time at Terri and Jon's!


First Thanksgiving dinner! We tried "turkey & vegetable dinner" for the first time, and it was a success! Cousin Sarah in from Colorado! Cousins Kate & Kathryn all the way from North Carolina!
Kenzi and Jeff in from SLO! Grady's cousins love him so much, especially Sofia! It was so cute to watch him actually play with them this time! Gigi and Great-Grandpa with all of their 8 great-grandkids. In one place at one time! Doesn't happen too often! So fun.
Thanks for an amazing Thanksgiving dinner Aunt Susie!
The next couple of days we spent hanging out with the Dake's in Murrieta. Here's G and his Grandma!
Grady spent most of the time chasing the dog around. He's obsessed with her! She's actually a little scared of him and tries to hide. It's fun to watch.
Grandpa Mike already gave Grady an early Christmas present. He loves it! It's so cute AND smart! He says Grady's name and sings to him! On Saturday night we went to a friend's "houselighting party." They are actually kind of friends of friends of ours, but we were so excited to be invited! They go all out Griswald-style and their house is decked out in lights. They actually rented a radio station and the lights "dance" to 4 songs. It goes every hour on the hour, so if you come to visit us, we'll go check it out again! :)After the show, it really "snowed" and Santa came out! Grady didn't cry! He told Santa all the things he wants for Christmas, like a new SUV. I hope he brings it!!!
Grady turned 8 months old today, and is pulling himself up to a standing position now. He can even "cruise" a few steps in either direction. He continues to keep us on our toes!

Birthday monkey! Happy 8 month birthday Grady!!!