Thanksgiving - Ethan has his big bro

We had quite the Thanksgiving adventure. We packed the kids up and met Christopher at Seatac to visit Aunt Jean and Uncle Russ. Grandma and Grandpa came too and the plane ride went way better than expected. Ethan loved the plane and didn't really remember being in Ed's or on the last trip to Seattle at 9 months old. Jason mostly slept on Jeff and Grandma. The only stress is breaking everything down to go through security and get on and off the planes. So much stuff. And packing for an infant is just amazing....a pod to sleep in, portable chair, clip on high chair etc etc.

Once there, we rented a minivan and a corporate apartment in Bellvue for the week and had a blast. Most days were spent at the Phillips residence eating, cooking, napping, playing games, and enjoying the lake and the playground. But we also walked to Bellvue Square and went shopping for Christmas and took the boys bowling, out to eat and to see Jean at work. CJA and Jeff did some golfing as well. We had such a wonderful crazy time and it was great to be all together for a holiday.

Here is a video of Ethan "reading" his truck book and dressed to impress on Thanksgiving day



Here are some random pics of our week. The guitar heroes:



Christopher and Ryan during our dinner out.


Ethan and Grandma at Jean's house:


Ethan bowling:


CJA showing his bowling prowess:



Sacked out at the apartment. Can you believe I got both of them down at the same time???



In Bellvue at the Christmas parade with Aunt Jean and Uncle Russ:



Mommy was dancing with a toy soldier on stilts and then made Ethan pose with a majorette:


Showing Aunt Jean how to use the slide and hanging out at the playground:




Showing Uncle Russ how to play guitar:



Hanging out listening to the tunes:



All dressed for Thanksgiving day:






With the big bro at our apartment in Bellvue.

Grandmother's visit

We had a special dinner tonight with Grandmother and Susan. Ethan was thilled to see them and wanted lots of lap time, stories, and kisses. They were both quick to accomodate both boys and we had a great time until it was time for bed. We have been really struggling to get Ethan to go down and stay down and to go to bed and wake without screaming and getting hysterical. Our persistence is finally paying off and bed time has gotten much more pleasurable but Jeff has had to take the brunt for a while. On a brighter note, we got some great pictures from our evening together.