Thanksgiving 2012

Gammie came to visit us for Thanksgiving this year. The weather was nice and mild during her stay so we stayed outside most of the time. We even took a walk to the playground after our Thanksgiving meal.

We headed to the mountains Friday afternoon where the weather was quite a bit colder. We met Karen, Gil and Lillian for lunch in Boone and then headed to a Christmas tree farm to get our Christmas trees. Ivey fell asleep in the car on the way and missed the whole Christmas tree event. Oh well, there's always next year.

Great Wolf Lodge

In lieu of a beach trip for Thanksgiving this year, The VanDusen, Faircloth & Piacentino families visited The Great Wolf Lodge in Concord. Adam, Jackson, Sarah and Ivey all had a blast playing in the water and sliding down the waterslides. Even the big kids were able to join in the fun on the big waterslides.

 Story time Saturday night

Ivey's First Trip to the Zoo

We met Grandma & Grandpa at the zoo Saturday. We had great weather and great fun! The adults agreed that the giraffes, gorillas and harbor seals were the most entertaining. I think Ivey liked the seal and playground best. We were disappointed that the polar bears exhibit was closed for renovations. We also did not see any monkeys which I thought was odd.

 

Wooly Worm Fun

We went to the Wooly Worm Festival in Banner Elk last weekend with Karen & Lillian. We watched wooly worm races and High Country Clogging dancers. We ate corn dogs, fried chips, fresh kettle corn and some fresh squeezed lemonade. We went hiking the next day before heading home. Lillian and Ivey had so much fun together!

One of the many dance parties!

20 Months and counting...

Ivey loves her animals and dolls. She is always carting them around and having conversations with them. She also tries to share her food and milk with them. Her new teachers at daycare have fallen in love with her as we knew they would. She is talking more and more everyday. She is Miss Independent, helping herself to a snack in the pantry to trying to dress herself. She loves to close doors and often closes herself in her bedroom. She can't yet open the doors on her own, but I'm sure it will not be long. She loves to walk on her own (without a hand to hold or stroller to ride in) anywhere we will let her go. She is quite the little diva - trying to wear my shoes, carrying my purse or wearing a hair band as a bracelet.   

  

Helping Mommy fix my toy

ASU Homecoming Parade

Eating PB&J Ivey style

Ivey and her best bud, Brownie

Love to help Mommy clean!