Ian's First Thanksgiving

Ian woke up at 6:30, and he was FIRED UP! Momma & Papa, not so much. Dirk had actually hoped we'd get to sleep in a little. So Ian & I got up and let Dirk sleep in till 8. = ) When Dirk got up, we rearranged the living room. It looks really good! Then, going a little snow-stir-crazy, I volunteered to go to the store to pick up some more stuff. While Ian & I were gone, Mom & Marv showed up. Ian was very excited when he saw them when he came thru the door! We had an amazing Thanksgiving dinner that Dirk prepared! All the recipes were from Bon Appetite magazine. Garlic Roasted Red Potatoes with Panecetta, a cold Green Bean Vinagrette salad with Dried Cherries, Wild Rice Stuffing, along with home baked bread from Mom, and a smoked turkey from the butcher. THEN for dessert Mom made a new version of pumpkin pie that had an amazing topping! We ate VERY well! Ian was on fire all day! He loved having his Granma & Granpa K here!

First "Official" Snow Day

Today the three of us had our "official" snow day. Ian's school was closed, City People's was closed & Dirk's work told him to stay home. We had 10 inches of snow! Our commute home last night was tedious, stressful & long! It took us 3 hours to get home. But we got home safely & to electricity. (a lot of people were not so fortunate).

Today we slept in till 7:30 (that's sleeping in to Ian). After his morning nap we took photos of the family out in the snow & headed to Issaquah to pick up last minute Thanksgiving items & the turkey from the butcher. We also picked up cupcakes for Ian's birthday celebration on Friday (Nov 26); we are celebrating with Granma & Granpa K on Friday. We also went out for lunch. When we got home, Ian practiced feeding himself some yogurt. It was very messy & hilarious! Before bed, Dirk & Ian played with Duplos. They seem to have a lot fun!