First Thanksgiving Together

  We had a good Thanksgiving with just the 3 of us.  I spent the morning hanging pictures and other things on our walls.  We then had a simple lunch and a long nap.  Allison finally napped for the 1st this week, so Brandon and I took advantage of it. 
  After naptime, we talked to family and played a lot.  I then finished up cooking dinner, my 1st time cooking Thanksgiving dinner.  We had turkey breast, stuffing, sweet potatoes, crescent rolls, and cranberry sauce.  It was Allison's 1st time to have traditional Thanksgiving food.  She loved it!  She ate it all.  Her favorite was cranberry sauce. 
  I didn't take any pictures today, mainly because we were dressed like bums.  Out of the 5 years of being together, this was only Brandon's and my 2nd Thanksgiving together between deployments and me working at the hospital.  We are looking forward to the next 3 years to where we can spend every Thanksgiving and other holidays together.

It's a Girl

  We are happy to announce that we are having another little girl.  Brandon and I high-fived each other when we found out b/c that's what we wanted.  We are excited that Allison will have a sister so close in age.  This will also be granddaughter number 5 for my parents within 3 years!  LOTS of pink everywhere!  This should be a lot of fun when we get all the kids together.  We are clueless on what to name this little one, so any suggestions would be appreciated.

Walking Update

  I don't have any pictures to prove that Allison is making progress in the walking department, but she is doing great! After a frustrating week last week where she refused to take more than one step, she woke up this morning a walker.  She's been walking 10-20 feet at a time all day today. 
  I've decided that she doesn't walk when Brandon is in town.  Allison is just too excited to think about walking when Daddy is around, but now that he is gone for a short time, she's playing catch up on her footwork.  Brandon has a long trip coming up, so maybe by the time he gets back, we'll have a runner. ;)
  Also,  I don't know why people keep telling me that my life is going to get busier when Allison does start walking.  She's pretty much into everything now because she can stand so well by herself and is so tall.  Tonight, she decided that it's fun to climb up on the coffee table, dance on it, do a backbend, and then act like she's going to fall off the table multiple times b/c it's fun to get a reaction out of Mommy.  Yeah, I don't see my life changing too much in the very near future.
  Sidenote--Allison is becoming quite the kisser.  She likes to kiss me at least 20 times on the lips before going to bed.  Won't she be a handle when she gets older?

Our Little Multi-tasker

Allison is constantly cracking us up.  One of the most common ways is her constant multi-tasking.  She doesn't want to miss a thing.  In this picture, she is reading and refusing to let the music stop on her toy.  I think the most impressive thing I've seen her do so far to date was her playing the piano and her helicopter ball-counting toy while pooping.  Now that's talent. :p