Thanksgiving 2010

We went to St. Louis for the week of Thanksgiving. Mike was able to work remotely which allowed us the extra time. It was so fun to see Emma take it all in and learn about Thanksgiving and spend so much time with the family. Grammy, Poppa, Grandma, Uncle Ben and Aunt Erin all spent lots of time with Emma and Jonah. Thank you to each of you for making such an effort to build special relationships with our children. That means so much to us and to them!

Emma set up a store in the pantry and enjoyed scanning and bagging groceries for everyone.

Emma helped make just about everything for Thanksgiving. She spent the entire day on Wednesday helping Grammy in the kitchen. It was sweet and so nice to have her completely entertained.

Grandma reading to Emma

Making pie crust with Grammy for the four pies they made. Emma helped specifically with the pumpkin pies by stirring them up with her finger, licking, and repeating.

One of my favorite picture of her! She loves to help in the kitchen!

Little Chef!

Helping Poppa make his annual Thanksgiving breakfast

Emma dancing along with the Macy's parade. She would watch what they were doing and try to recreate it. The best part is she hiked her skirt up to her armpits so it would be like the cheerleaders...not sure if I should think that is cute or scary.

We are so thankful for our sweet family! We are so blessed beyond belief!

Coloring with Mommy...Love how she has her hand on her cheek too!

Emma has started putting her arms around our necks for hugs and to pose for pics!

Tea Party!

We had cookies Emma made with our tea!

Checking out

Emma bagging up her groceries in the store!

Learning the art of Yulekaga from Grammy

So fun to see the family traditions passed on to Emma

Love the look on Grammy's face!

Putting the finishing touches on the Yulekaga. Now she will have to teach Mommy. We are going to make some on our own this year...well, hopefully we will.