Thanksgiving Update

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! We enjoyed ours. Dad came down from Tulsa. Amy, Kendall, Chloe and Sophia came up from Austin. Our house suddenly was full of life! Emily fixed her eyes on Presley all the time. She wished she could bind Presley on her waist! Chloe was so excited to have a playmate to play with. Sophia was such an independant player that she could play for a long time with her toys on the floor. All the adults were busy with taking care of the kids or playing with them.

We had the Mexican dinner at home on Wednesday. Then we started cooking until late night. For Thanksgiving lunch, we invited some of David's FriendSpeak readers to join us. It was the first time for them to go to someone's house for a Thanksgiving meal. They really loved it. Our lunch lasted from noon to 3:30pm. By the end of the lunch, David asked us to come to the living room - Emily walked independantly for the first time! She walked back and forth for a few laps. We all cheered and applauded for her. She was so proud of herself!

The rest of the holiday weekend just flew by without any trail left. The only things I remember were eating with family, playing with the kids, and relaxing. That's what I love about Thanksgiving. The kids are still too little this year to start the family traditions. I look forward to starting the holiday traditions next year.

Here are a few pictures that reflect the good time we had during the holiday:

(Group picture for the kids)(Emily played with Grandpa)

(Emily played with Daddy)

(FriendSpeak readers looked at the China albums)

(Thanksgiving lunch)

(Chloe loved holding Emily's hand to walk)

(Emily loved the birthday gift from Amy and Kendall; Chloe showed Emily how to play)

(Emily loved the new toy from Sandy and Hongyu)

(Emily leaned on Mommy's arm for the picture at Cheesecake Factory)

(Emily and Auntie Amy)

(Video of Emily's very first steps on Thanksgiving Day)

(Video of Emily practicing walking the day after Thanksgiving)