On Thanksgiving...

Fall has been so beautiful here in Charlottesville. This was my first autumn here and these are some pictures I took just from our back balcony.

I had to work on Thanksgiving and the two days after, so Steve and I decided to celebrate our little family Thanksgiving on Wednesday before Thanksgiving. It was a fun day.

Here we are hanging out groggy in the morning in jammies!

Here's Steve doing some Thanksgiving cookin' with his happy helper!

Then while we waited for the turkey to cook, we took a trip to one of our favorite parks!

It was such a gorgeous and warm day that Steve wore shorts! It was perfect weather-- crazy for the end of November! We loved it!

Here's a hungry Eliza and Steve.

Here's our spread of goodies. Steve made a lot of it! Eliza and I were spoiled with the classics: Turkey breast, mashed potatoes, Sw. Potato casserole, rolls, carrots, homemade cranberry sauce, etc. Yum Yum!

And here's my strawberry pie with homemade whipped cream!
It was a great day!

And here's me after 3 days of work in a row... so tired!

Here's what Eliza's been up to lately:

Playing with jingle bells, a new favorite toy we found at the mall!

Watching Baby Einstein and playing with blocks.

Recovery from a yucky cold and her first ear infection!! :(
which is the biggest reason I haven't blogged in a while...

Chewing on markers-- why do babies love markers so much??
She's currently teething her fourth tooth, can you tell?? She chews on anything within reach.

Trying to steal mommy's fancy Lindt chocolates-- good taste already, Baby!

Just chilling out with another marker....

And playing a mean air guitar.

And giggling and chewing on daddy!