Happy Thanksgiving

Our first Thanksgiving in Oklahoma, without the family. Thankfully we were invited to JR's boss' house so we wouldn't have to spend it alone. I was busy yesterday preparing the pierogies to bring over to dinner. Eli did really great entertaining himself while I was making them, but by the time I was done, I could tell he needed some one on one time. That's the thing, those pierogies are so good, but take way too long to make!

Eli has been teething the last few days so he didn't sleep very well last night. We were up for about two hours keeping each other company. Ha! Poor little guy.

I woke up this morning and the kitchen was a bit of a disaster from last night. The only thing I really had to get ready for dinner was make the Amish Friendship Bread and take a shower (I accomplished both tasks while Eli was napping!).

We headed over to their house around 2:30 with everything in tow, highchair included. It's so hard to hold a wiggling toddler on your lap and try feeding him dinner and eat yourself, so I have been bringing the highchair with when we go over to friends' house. It was great to see everyone. Even though Eli is getting older, he still changes his appearance every few weeks. Hair is longer, maybe another tooth or two, a little taller, etc. Everyone is always happy to see a baby. He still takes some time to warm up to everyone. I notice that he seems to do better with women than men. Who knows why?

It was tough to entertain him while dinner was being prepared. I brought some toys with but he didn't want anything to do with them. Not when there is new territory to explore. And this house was NOT babyproofed one bit! I was running around stopping him from grabbing picture frames, cords, ornaments, fingers in outlets, you name it. Glass candle jars sitting on the low shelves. Oh, even the oven door was hot! Ours doesn't get hot, must be something special about it. Ugh, it was exhausting. I was so tired of saying don't touch. But he did really good.

He actually ate some turkey! A little pierogies, stuffing, and I brought some yogurt for him, the infamous standby.

We played a little bit longer, but I could tell he was running out of steam at around 6:30. We started packing up everything and hit the road. Poor baby was so tired he cried the whole way home. Thankfully they only live about 8 miles away, so we didn't have to drive far. When we got inside, every little thing he didn't get was setting him off into a crying frenzy, so he was done! Like a turkey! I gave him some meds before bed (for his teeth) and he was out in 10 minutes.

Overall, a great day!
Happy Thanksgiving!