Thanksgiving visitors!

Grandma Bonnie and Grandpa Jeff and Aunt Katharine and Uncle Jarey came to visit Lila (and the rest of us, too, I guess) during the week of Thanksgiving. It was the first time that Grandpa and her aunt and uncle had seen her!

Lila with Grandpa.....
Lila with Aunt Katharine.....

Lila with Grandma Bonnie.....

The grandparents with their grandchildren (and yes, these are the best photos out of all the ones we snapped).....

For some reason, I didn't take any photos on the actual day of Thanksgiving, but we had a great day. At 2:00, we all headed over to Uncle Steve and Aunt Ruthanne's house for a gourmet feast.

John had fun playing with Uncle Steve's remote control car, and Lila slept in her car seat most of the afternoon. We did run into some poop issues with the children, though. First, Grandma Bonnie and Grandpa Jeff had to bathe Lila in the sink after a massive poop explosion could not be contained by her diaper. Thankfully, Mommy had had the foresight to pack a change of clothes for her. Mommy had not had the foresight, however, to restock the diaper bag with John's diapers, so when John pooped, he had to stay in that diaper until we got home.

The day after Thanksgiving, my mom hosted a brunch at her house for all of the in-laws (my in-laws and my sister's in-laws, who live in Naperville). I took a bunch of pictures that morning.

Here's John striking a pose in the kitchen.....

And John posing with his grandpa.....

John getting a ride from Katharine's father-in-law, Ed, on the walker belonging to his father, who also came to the brunch.....

Me with Katharine's mother-in-law, Robin.....

Jeff and Ross.....

Katharine and Jarey.....

Jarey's brother, Art, and his new wife, Martha, who had just gotten married a few weeks prior and drove all the way from the Baltimore area for Thanksgiving.....

Ed's father, Ed Sr.....

The beer-drinking folk during the beer tasting that Jarey organized (he brought a whole bunch of beers in his suitcase all the way from Oregon!).....

Grandma Kay holding Lila.....

On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Grandma Bonnie, Aunt Katharine and I took John to a gingerbread-making event at Ruth Lake. John got his very own gingerbread house to decorate, and there was no shortage of candy to use. I think the gingerbread man book I had bought for him to read beforehand helped him understand what he was supposed to do a little better.

The rest of the Thanksgiving weekend went by far too quickly. It was wonderful to have so much of our family (on both sides even) in the area at the same time. We wish we all lived closer!