Thanksgiving 2010

We spent the week in Ohio for Thanksgiving...we left very early last Sunday morning. We had to get Ayla out of bed at 4:30 in the morning to head to the airport for a 6:00 a.m. flight. We didn't know how she would react to getting woken up so early but not only did she stay awake for the entire trip, she didn't show any signs of being tired besides being a little quiet on our way to the airport. She did so well on the plane and when we arrived in Chicago for our 4-hour layover, she remained perfectly content. My parents gave us passes to the United VIP lounge. It was a lifesaver--food, drinks, comfy chairs, a quiet atmosphere--it was awesome. After we grabbed some food, we staked out a little area to relax.

Checking out some airplanes before we boarded ours.She didn't fall asleep until we were on our way in our rental car. She had been awake for over nine hours at this point with no meltdowns. What a lil trooper.

It was a great week with family and as always, it was filled with amazingly yummy food. Because I couldn't drink, I made up the difference by eating even more. I have a baby appointment on Tuesday...should be interesting to see what the scale says this time. :) I didn't do a very good job with taking pictures of everyone there. Just about all of the photos are of Ayla and Dean's little 2-year old cousin, Amber. They are five weeks apart and were just too cute together.

The whole gang...I didn't take as many pictures during the trip home...this is Ayla running through the airport in Chicago. We forgot her stroller so she got to run free...she loved it. :)

Unfortunately, she caught a cold mid-week...cough, runny, stuffy nose and a low-fever. Hopefully it doesn't get any worse. As you all know, I don't handle her being sick very well because it doesn't happen very often. I'm also starting to feel a bit run-down. Sigh. It is that time of year.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. I'm so thankful for the life I have--Dean, Ayla, another baby girl on the way, and Kody, too. And the rest of our family and friends as well. I love you all.