Thanksgiving 2010

We had Thanksgiving at Grammy and Grandpa Gedy's place, the Wah-Hoo Ranch, in NW Parker County. Karissa spent more than half her time in someone's arms and was loved on by her adoring family and fans. Kole had a great time playing with his cousins Riley and Reagan, but could not give a thorough review of the traditional Thanksgiving feast if he had to. He nibbled at his turkey and dressing and mostly just ate his roll and mashed potatoes, then later some peanut butter and crackers. Strange kid.

Because of the cold and wind he didn't get outside and play as much as he wanted to, or we wanted him to, but he still was able to have a great time and get lots of love from his grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. We were home by 9:30 and Kole was straight to bed and asleep within seconds. Karissa took one final feeding upon returning home and slept great through the night.

No Black Friday shopping around here. Nobody was awake until after 7:00am then we sloughed around in our jammies until midafternoon. I did catch a key moment on camera for the first time. Kole increasingly wants to hold Karissa. This request comes from the phrase "Help ... help ... help". It actually sounds something like "Hey-yope ... hey-yope ... hey-yope". We've convinced him that several actions of his are actually helping mommy or daddy, not just getting him to do something we want. He's done this for a couple of weeks, holding Karissa while sitting on the sofa. Only today would he allow me to photograph him and not freak out.

After taking this picture and when Kathy finally took the baby from him, he freaked out a little, wanting her back - "Help! Help! Help!". Sorry, Kole. Karissa needs to take a nap now. He doesn't fully understand now. He does love his little sister.