Turkeys and Family...

For Thanksgiving this year, my parents came to visit us...

Of course, Grammy did not come empty handed. She made Tyler this turkey shirt for him to wear to school. Unfortunately, the book is covering it but it was adorable!

Grammy and Grandpa also brought Tyler a new table. He loved playing with all of his cars on it! When he couldn't get the chair to pull out from under the table, he would ask us for "Haaaaalp."

Tyler and Grammy got started early with the stories!

On Thanksgiving, Grammy and I took Tyler to the park while the turkey baked in the oven.

                                    

It didn't take long before Tyler noticed the baseball field and wanted to play. He made this into his own slide and played on it for at least 15 minutes by himself.

 Once Tyler woke up from his nap on Thanksgiving, he got ready for dinner by putting on his tie. He actually didn't mind wearing the tie. Towards the end of the night, he did like to put the tie in his mouth.

This is me and my sou chef :) We had such a good time in the kitchen togther!

Tyler and Grandpa on Thanksgiving:

Matt's family came over for Thanksgiving dinner as well:

Tyler enjoyed dining on ritz crackers with his cousin, Bryson. Bryson is about 5 months older than Tyler.

Two words come into my mind when I look at this picture...sugar high! Tyler was wound up while watching the Redskins game before bed!

The day after Thanksgiving, Jenn and Nolan came to visit us! We took a family trip to a local winery, Rock of Ages. It was mom and dad's first time at a winery and they had a great time!

We kept Nolan and Tyler entertained with food!

Here are Nolan and Tyler playing...they both love cars!

We took Tyler and Nolan to get their pictures taken but Tyler wasn't a willing particpant and therefore, the photo shoot was called off.  By the time Nolan and Jenn left to go back to Virginia Beach, Tyler was exhausted!

On Sunday, we put up the Christmas Tree. There is an ornament of a picture of Matt and I. Tyler likes to find the ornament on the tree and walk around with it, pointing at the picture, saying, "Mama" and "Dada."

We were very very fortunate to have my mom stay with us for an extra week after Thanksgiving! My dad had to go back to work but now that my mom is retired, she is able and wants to do it! We had been calling my mom "Grammy," however Tyler declared his own name while she was visiting. He calls her "Mimi." Tyler always calls my dad, "Paw Paw" or maybe he says "Pop Pop." I'm not quite sure!

 On the last morning that my mom was here, he walked up to her bedroom and said, "Mimi! Mimi!"

 How could you not love this face?!

Tyler has been a big fan of singing Snoopy ever since we took him out of hibernation. They have a love/hate relationship. When Tyler is tired of Snoopy, he throws him across the floor. Hmmm, we are working on that one.

We have alot to be thankful for and were glad to be able to spend the holiday with most of our family members. I'll also always be forever grateful to my mom and dad for always making time for me and loving Tyler with such excitement and joy. I miss them already and I know Tyler wants his "Mimi" and "Paw Paw" back because he calls their names often! :)