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Finally!

A Thanksgiving update.  Sorry I'm late.  I took a zillion photos (no joke) and have yet to finish editing them, but I did pick out some of my favorite memories (some of which are blurry because kids move too darn quickly) from our Thanksgiving at Grandma and G-Pa's house in Oregon.  :)

Since this was going to be the longest road trip Bug has ever taken to date, we decided to break up the trip.  We stopped in Sacramento to see my brother and his family.  (No photos.  I suck.  It was rainy and I wasn't about to make everyone model for me.)

After Sacramento, we headed to Medford to see the hubs' sister and her fam.  

While at Auntie Heather's house, the cousins took it upon themselves to go on babysitting duty.  This mommy was NOT going to complain.  However, I fear that Bug may have been quite confused as she was then referring to Madysen as mama.  :/  Madysen did carry her around the entire time we were there.  For a second I thought Bug forgot how to walk.

Auntie Heather's cute little backyard complete with a wagon...

...and a little home for her chicken!

Auntie Heather and her other kids- the chicken!


I die.  Bug has always loved Madysen.  Mommy has always loved that Madysen will babysit and follow Bug around so I don't have to. :)


After leaving Medford we drove another 3 hours and finally made it to Grandma (now "Nama") and G-Pa's house!  Nama had set up an entire play station for the kiddos and until the cousins arrived, it would be all for Bug (and Daddy?).  :)





Bug spending some time with Daddy's "puppy".



She did not want G-Pa to carry her.  ::sigh::  Don't feel bad for her.  She's faking it.



I can't say enough how awesome it was to watch Bug spend time with her Nama.  Bug even had time to show Nama how to use the iPhone. :/ 


Stickers.  The new "in" thing.

The next day the cousins finally arrived and Bug got to meet her cousins, Addison and Callan for the very first time!

I LOVE capturing moments when the hubs looks at Bug this way.  It makes me love him even more.  Take it all in, Daddy.  In a flash she'll be going to prom.  WAH!



That night while the cousins were in bed, Bug stayed up to sing "Happy Birthday" to Auntie Mary!

Check out those facial expressions!  She is his daughter.


For having just met G-Pa a couple days prior, Bug sure has grown an attachment to him.  :)

Nama and the girls doing some coloring...




That day, we headed out to see the sights.  No outfit is complete without pink cowgirl boots. Right?

Just a girl and her G-Pa.

We have no idea how to dress out kid for this cold weather.  Her outfit consists of:  long-sleeved shirt, fleece sweater, vest, pants, socks, boots, hottest hat ever, blanket, mittens, and a couple toys on top of her body.  She could not move, but I'm sure she was warm. :)



Thank you, Auntie Mary for organizing craft time!



Callan is (almost) on the move.  He's getting ready to take his first steps and guess who was there to boss him around and tell him what to do?  My kid.  Surprised?  Poor, Callan.  I'm sure he'd love to move to that spot, Bug, but he just can't yet. :/

On Thanksgiving we did a mini photo shoot that lasted what seemed like a minute so we could get out of the cold, get the kids a nap, and finish prepping dinner.

My two favorite subjects.


At first I did not think this was going to go well.  They seemed confused.


Then it got a ton better!


They're so cute together, aren't they?




Nama and her babies.
 
I know we live so far away from one another, but I'm so thankful that Bug got to meet her G-Pa, cousins, Auntie Mary, and Uncle Jason.  

On Thanksgiving, before bed, Bug threw a tantrum...a huge one.  One hour.  Nama even suggested we bring her to the ER so they could calm her down.  Poor, Nama.  Bug scared her to death.  Mommy, however, was not phased.  What's the total number of these awful tantrums?  Oh.  This would make 4.  She's not even 2 years old yet.  She did not hold back just because her family was there.  This girl was not in the mood to impress anyone.  After almost one week of being amazing, no fits, nothing...she just let it all out.  Can you blame her?  New places, new people all within such a short amount of time.  She was on overload.  I'd like to look at it like Bug is the same person no matter who she's around.  :/ She's real like that.  Ha!

By the way, Bug was amazing on the road.  She is becoming a seasoned traveler.  Good thing because we drive everywhere and all our families live so far away that we'll be making plenty of trips.  I'm so thankful that with each new day, Bug is becoming more of a big girl and we can count on her to pull through things like this 16 hour road trip.  It's amazing how scared we are to go on these trips with her, but on top of this trip for Thanksgiving, she's done three 9-hour trips to and from Yreka and each time she has been amazing. 

Things Bug learned to say and do at Nama and G-Pa's house:
1- "Tank Coo" = Thank you.
2- "Peesh?"  = Please

*(And if you're G-Pa, you don't even have to ask her to say them. She willingly gives them to you.)

God Bless,
Kat

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