Baby's First Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving was a little different for us this year. Our plans fell through the week before so we decided to stay home this year and have Thanksgiving together as a family. It was a success but it was a very non-traditional Thanksgiving.

Neither of us are huge turkey fans so we ended up getting some ribeyes. Might as well spend money on something we will enjoy, right? Other than the steaks, we had a lot of traditional dishes. The pumpkin pie was nothing like we are used to haha. Somewhere in the process the oven wasn't turned down so it came out a little crisp, I'm blaming Brandon ;)! Oh and neither of us showered, so the babes were the only ones that looked cute. And they kept their dresses on for a whole 10 minutes to get a couple pictures haha. 

Have I mentioned how hard it is to get pictures of those little loverbugs?? Here are a couple, I tried to fade the colors a bit because they were a little hard on the eye, and some of them are cropped quite a bit because Miss Whit wasn't cooperating with her outfit. 

Hailey wore the same dress Whit wore for her first Thanksgiving!

Whitney Anne {2 1/2 years}

Miss Whit...oh how we love her. She sure keeps us busy. I'm not sure if all first children are like this but it seems like I am always having to entertain her. Toys don't seem to keep her busy, books don't keep her busy, I am the one that has to keep her busy. Unless of course I am busy, then she will keep herself busy with things she isn't supposed to get into. We are seriously counting down the days until Hailey can run around with her so they can keep each other entertained.

Recently she has really been into crafty things and play-doh. She loves to paint, but that always ends up in Mama getting so very mad at her. So we do lots of coloring, play-doh and cooking with Mama. She also loves to get dressed up, anything that twirls and she's happy. If she puts a dress on and it doesn't twirl the way she wants it to she will want another one. The girl knows what she wants, that's for sure.

I think her favorite saying these days is, "come on Mom". Or "come on" to anyone that she wants to play with. It's so darn cute, but it can turn south fast if you are busy and you can't come right away.

As wild and sassy as she is, she truly does have a very sweet and sensitive side. The other day Hailey had an accident and I was really upset about it and Whitney came over to me, put her arms around me and kissed me on my cheek to make me feel better. It was sooooo sweet.

The weather was sooo nice the other day, so we went to the park and played in the leaves, She had the time of her life.

Hailey Sue {7 months}

Seven months! Our little sweets is getting such a personality. She is the sweetest most happiest baby. We are so lucky to have her in our lives. The perfect compliment to her sassy sister.

This month has been pretty eventful for Hailey. She started scooting everywhere, so nothing is safe. She loves all the things she can't have, like cords, sissy's food and little pieces of everything that Whitney leaves around. She rarely gets mad when I take the things she can't have away, thankfully. Even at 7 months, Whitney would have thrown a fit.  

We also finally put her in her crib. The transition has actually went pretty well. However, the transition out of swaddling hasn't gone as well. For now, I swaddle her up to sleep and then when she's asleep I unswaddle her just enough that it will break free soon but still tight enough that the transition from my arms to the crib goes well haha. 

She still gives the BEST smiles around. If you are ever frustrated or having a bad day just hang out with Hailey for a little bit, that smile can turn any frown upside down.

Whitney always helps me take her monthly picture. This time Whitney wanted to copy her. After we were done, Whitney took her clothes off and sat on the box, clapped like Hailey and then put her hand in her mouth and smile haha.

Oh, how we love them!

Smiling at big sis.

Hailey Sue...

She has 3 teeth

She gets up on all fours and can almost crawl

She loves her big sister more than anything

She is still waking up multiple times a night

She can clap for us when we say "yay"

She can wave bye bye

She likes to sleep on her tummy