Thanksgiving - sometimes you gotta dance!

ahhhhhh...turkey day! i was really missing evan, so this wonderful 4 day weekend could not have come at a better time for me. now, i just have to make it to the week of christmas then i get almost two full weeks! woooooooohoooooooooo!

here are some pictures of our wonderful weekend

well, it turns out he REALLY wanted his pacifier. i keep two attached in his carseat (one on each strap) so that they are easily accessible on car rides. and, over thanksgiving, i looked down and he was leaning into his carseat sucking on his paci.....oh goodness he is such a little man now...no more baby he was very intrigued by both the tree and the storage container that the tree came out of!

little e rocking away in mommy's rocker from when she was a baby

an action shot of bret chopping wood... hanging out with uncle mike on turkey day

evan at 8 months...officially bigger than great-grandma mary

so what if he has a little puke on his chin...its still a cute pic!

sometimes, you just have to dance...

he really liked the dancing santa....they compared some dance moves, and he is going to incorporate some in his next performance ; )

and from today.....

clearly this baby will not slow down for minor teething pains. all activities will continue, and this appears to be a hands free teething square

this is our new bookcase! we had some smaller shelf type things in the kitchen that were absolutely not evan proof which meant he was attracted to them like a magnet. so, bret and i decided to spring towards something a little more substantial for our xmas gift to each other. the best part is that i can store my steamer, mixer and blender all upstairs now! no more trekking up and down to the basement every time i want to make baby food!!!!