Happy Thanksgiving!

Elizabeth certainly enjoyed her first Thanksgiving! We went over to Grandma and Grandpa Olson's for Thanksgiving dinner with Jared's family. Elizabeth didn't care much about the traditional turkey, but she really enjoyed the rolls, sweet potatoes, and PICKLES. She also snuck her first taste of ice cream from Daddy. . . After dinner we played with Fiona, Bronwen, and Sinead for awhile before heading to the Quigleys for pie with Holly's family. Elizabeth got yet another taste of ice cream (Nonny just couldn't resist Elizabeth's sign-language requests for "more") as well as a bit of pumpkin pie.


Baby Sinead is getting sooooo big!



Here's Elizabeth enjoying a pickle. . .



Fiona, Sinead, Elizabeth, and Bronwen. (Yes, I know none of them are looking at the camera--but this was the only picture that didn't have Sinead crying, Fiona pouting, or Elizabeth climbing over Bronwen to get to Grandma's curio shelf)

Junk Mail

At least there's one person at our house who enjoys the quarterly newsletters sent out by our health insurance. . .

Om. . .again.

Elizabeth has learned a new yoga position: "Downward Dog"

The artist at work. . .

"Elizabeth's works are characterized by bold, repetitive brush strokes. . .Though her early pieces are somewhat lacking in sophistication, they do possess a sort of primitive, uninhibited energy. . .The artist's primary medium is pureed peaches and yogurt on plastic, but lately she has turned her attention toward the new medium of MagnaDoodle."

Happy Halloween!

Elizabeth loves her cousin Jordan!


Elizabeth, baby Madison, and Jordan. . .ready for some Halloween fun.


Kellie and Joseph at the Oakeson family party. . .Major snaps to Kellie and Sarah for creating the costumes. . .Bonus points for anyone who knows which of the Ninja Turtles Joseph is dressed as. (His armbands are *blue*)


Amy and Aaron as the Supers (fitting name for a couple who owns as many rental properties as they do! Ohhhh, that was a bad pun. . .)


"Da" holding his little bug. . .


"Mom-mom" holding her little bug. . .

How big is my baby?

a. Pretty good-sized
b. Enormous
c. So big
d. Little


Answer:


Soooooo big!

A new cousin!

Baby Madison arrived safe and sound Wednesday evening, weighing in at 6 lbs. 12 oz. and with a very respectable head of hair! We went to visit her in the hospital last night--truthfully, Elizabeth was more interested in the box of granola bars she came across than the baby. . .but we're sure that will change soon enough. Holly, on the other hand, could not get enough of baby Madison--what a precious little bundle. Those chubby little cheeks, that tiny mouth, those sweet newborn squeaks. . .not to mention the impossibly long Olson toes! There is nothing quite so precious and tender as a brand-new baby. . .

Congrats to Jay and Lisa and big brother Jordan. . .We're so happy to have a new cousin who lives in the same area code as us! :) (Sinead and Brooklyn, we love you too, of course!)