Thanksgiving Weekend
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving Weekend this year, and we really had the chance to count our blessings.
Keegan kicked off the holiday with a week of native American-inspired crafts. The short week culminated in their annual Thanksgiving feast. This year, Keegan chose to be a native American, and he sported a cute headpiece he made himself.
all together, pilgrims and native Americans
1…2…3… Funny faces now!
The weather was absolutely gorgeous: sunny and summer-like. I got to enjoy a nice swim in the pool, and sunbathe on November 27, in 80 degree weather! How can’t I not be grateful to live in such a beautiful place? The 4 days weekend helped too. (-:
In the afternoon, we started getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner. Once again, our friend Daniele and his daughter Gaia joined us and brought some delicious pies to share. Matt prepared the usual feast, and us adults had a wonderful time chatting and catching up, while the kids entertained each other. Gaia is definitely very patient with Keegan, and also very sweet. She always hugs him when she sees him.
Keegan is always goofing around
The wonderful day ended with Keegan waking up and throwing up repeatedly…it brought back memories of his first Thanksgiving… We thought he ate too much, but the throwing up continued a bit in the morning, so we figured it was probably a stomach bug. He was definitely not himself, quiet and withdrawn. That was a real bummer, because we were invited for a repeat Thanksgiving lunch at Jennifer’s house. We waited and seemed like Keegan was getting slightly better, so, with Jennifer’s permission, we drove up to drop off the food we promised. We thought we would only stay a few minutes, but being with friends and watching some holiday TV seemed to improve Keegan’s health ( and mood), so we ended up staying till the afternoon. The food was delicious and the company, as always, was fun. I was glad we got to stay.
Saturday was a mellow day. We took Keegan to get his haircut, and obligatory lunch at Fuddrockets. He looked very spiffy, ready for his birthday. At home we played, read books and relaxed in the warm sun.
We finished out the weekend with a bang, watching Walking With Dinousurs: the arena spectacular.
It was a really interesting show: 20 dinosaurs have been recreated in life-size proportions, and the audience was taken to a journey back in time, where you can see them move, roar, fight. A “paleontologist” narrator was giving accurate scientific information as well. It was very fun.
Keegan’s favorite parts were the T-rex mom and baby and of course and the dino-fighting.
I was surprised to see I actually enjoyed the show as well. The dinosaurs were very life-like, and it was impressive to see them in full size.
After finishing up the afternoon at home, I met a friend for a drink at her house. It was nice to catch up (it has been a while) and to have some personal time. Nice way to finish off a good, long weekend.
We have one more thing to be grateful this Thanksgiving: Keegan is finally off nightime pull-ups! Sunday marked the 30th dry night in a row, so we can officially say buh-bye to those expensive contraptions! As always, it didn’t just happened naturally. We had to work at it, but it worked better than we thought.We bought the Sleep-dry alarm, a small alarm that will ring if moisture is detected.
Keegan was great with it. He got woken up for the first 5/7 days…and he was terrified at first. His little heart was beating so hard when the alarm was ringing! Then he started waking up on his own, AND going to the bathroom alone, with his flashlight, without waking us up. He only had a couple of accidents after that, and then he was done. He was so happy!
potty-chart marking his dry days
He got his reward, promised so long ago: the price of a pack of pull-ups, a whole $20 bill! He felt so proud of himself, and finally we can move on to sleep overs, without worrying about wetting the bed.
With Thanksgiving behind us, we are moving to the home stretch for this holiday season, but we want to make sure we will keep in our hearts all the blessing we have in our life.
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