Our family went to visit my parents in Wisconsin this Thanksgiving. It was our first real trip with Piper, and she did fantastic as a traveling puppy!

I was so glad that we went to see my beautiful Grandma. I've mentioned her before, but in case you're new here, she is in her final stages of Alzheimer's. On our last visit in April, she just cried and frowned the whole time. She had been having a bad day. BUT, this visit was quite the opposite! She smiled, sang, told Avery "she's so pretty", and babbled a ton! She and I looked in each others eyes, and I know she knew who I was.



She enjoyed seeing my girls so much. Avery was very nervous around her, but Liv was her bouncy-energetic self! Look at how Grandma responded to Livvie!

On Friday we had a visit from some more family...my cousins Caitlin and Lilly and Aunt Becky! It was a lot of fun to chat, laugh, and play with the girls. Liv loved jumping with Lilly! That girl has got some energy!


Liv also loved tickle time with Caitlin.



Here are my 2 cousins, with my girls! My mother constantly tells me how much Avery is like Caitlin, and Liv is like Lilly. There are so many similarities, and it will be so much fun to see how alike they really turn out to be!



Can't forget their mother...Aunt Becky....


My dad....my crazy dad...



After that family visit, my mother took the girls and I to Pooh Live! How fun! Minnie and Mickey even made an appearance!

Despite how we look, we DID have a good time...



Thanks Nana Dianne!

There was our Thanksgiving in pictures! It was so nice to get away, and we look forward to our Christmas holiday too!