I'm happy to say our family had a great Thanksgiving! Kaia seemed to feel well and had a lot of fun. Because she hadn't been feeling well, we waited until Thursday to head to Nana and Papa Keller's house. That meant Kaia had a chance to watch her 1st Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade...which she loved! She loved the balloons and the marching bands, and was especially excited when the Sesame Street float went by. We made it to Nana and Papa's house in the afternoon and had a great Thanksgiving dinner with them. Kaia loved the corn, mashed potatoes, jellied cranberries, and real whipped cream. These were her favorites and she did not want anything else on her plate. She had fun seeing Uncle Greg, Aunt Angie, Uncle Larry, and Aunt Teresa, although she wasn't sure what to think about Larry's beard and didn't warm up to him until he was leaving. Don't worry Larry-she feels the same about Santa! Kaia got along great with Nana and Papa, and she's a bit of a Papa's girl (a lot like her Mama when she was little). But she had lots of hugs and kisses for Nana Hazel too and thought it was funny to stare Papa down and then laugh when she couldn't keep it in any longer. She enjoyed entertaining them and even go to hang out with them by herself for a while, which she loved!
Kaia went on her 1st Day after Thanksgiving shopping trip and did great. She had a lot of fun and got to pick out a few Christmas gifts-thankfully she won't remember and will be so excited to open them on Christmas Day!! Don't worry-we didn't have her out at 5 a.m. We started our shopping at 8:30 a.m. and enjoyed finding most of the things on our list and not having to stand in long lines. She got a few new clothes and we've discovered that she's quickly going to be wearing her 24 months size pants. Some of her 18 mos size pants still fit, but some of them are too short and I tried on her new 24 mos size pants and they are a little long, but not as long as I expected, and they fit her better in the waist. She's getting so big!! At her 15 month appointment we found out she's only gained about 1 lb in the last 3 months, but has grown almost 2 inches. She hadn't eaten much in the last month because she'd been sick, but this last week she's been devouring everything in sight, so we're thinking she's going through a growth spurt (and making up for last month).
We're enjoying all the Christmas decorations-Kaia was very excited about the Christmas trees at the mall and seeing the reindeer and snowmen. She's not too sure what to think about Santa, and will wave to him from a safe distance. We're hoping to get our tree up next weekend, and it will be interesting to see what Kaia does with it. It's an exciting time and even more exciting to see it through the eyes of a child!!
I have lots of pictures to post...I'll try to do that tomorrow-so check back!
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