one little, two little, three little indians....

Last week I made Eliana this little outfit and she spent a few days this week wearing it. I thought it was fitting for Thanksgiving week. =D

And now the saddest little indian....

And the silliest little indian....

Thanksgiving 2008

We spent Thanksgiving this year with Leif's family. We took some food over to Roundup and met up with Leif's parents and brother, and Gayle's daughter and family at Grandpa and Gayle's house. It was a great day with family, and Ellie had a blast playing with the family dog, Brownie, and Gayle's cat Angel. While we were in Roundup we got to see Tim and Nicole, who were visiting from Connecticut, and visit with Aunt Lillian, Leif's 103 year old great aunt. Here's a look at our day...

Thanksgiving 2007

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! We tried to get Ellie to smile for the pictures, but this seems to be all she could muster up in the way of a smile for Uncle Eric, who was standing behind the camera trying to get her attention.


Once he joined us for a picture, though, Ellie seemed to think it was funny to watch the camera go off by itself (via remote) and she smiled and giggled. And so here we are, with a smiling Ellie:


If you're interested in the details of the menu, the decorations, and how I didn't stab anyone with a paring knife this year, you can find all those tidbits at My Inner Martha, specifically here and here.

We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends! Today the Christmas decorations are going up (and indeed are halfway there already) and we dive into full on holiday festivity. And it occurs to me how wonderful it is that we begin the Christmas season with a time of Thanksgiving for all that God has done.

Mmmmm!!!

I'd say Ellie's first taste of Thanksgiving food was a hit! Liked the turkey, loved the olives, and LOVED the homemade cranberry sauce. She didn't even need the sauce on anything - she just dipped her hands in it and licked them. She was a BIG fan. I'm not surprised, though... earlier this week we learned that she LOVES craisins (sweetened, dried cranberries). Oh - and she ate a piece of pumpkin pie by herself, too. And so was her first Thanksgiving meal. Way to go little girl. Way to go.