Busy Little Bees...

Well, our Thanksgiving went off without a hitch. I cooked the turkey out on the grill. It is not quite as odd as it sounds, you basically cook it the same as in the oven, just on the grill. It freed up the oven for other things plus here in Hawaii it is still very warm on Thanksgiving and an oven being on for 4-5 hours can make the house very uncomfortable. Our good friends the Cortez family http://tezlife.blogspot.com/ came over and we had a great time. Katie had the idea that we would all spend the day in pajama pants and tee shirts. That made the whole after meal belly expansion much easier, plus the babies looked adorable in their pajamas.

In the past we have used an artificial Christmas tree, but this year Katie gave in and let me have a real tree. We had a really good time going to pick the tree out and Katie did a great job decorating the tree, as usual. The real tree takes quite a bit more work to get it ready for decorations, but with a trim here and a trim there it was ready for the decorations. I am always amazed at how Katie can fit so many lights on the tree, but she always makes it work and it always looks perfect. Liam really got a kick out of all the decorations. We let him play with some of the more child friendly decorations, but most of them were strictly off limits which made him want them even more.

We are really looking forward to Christmas this year. While it is not technically Liam’s first Christmas, it is the first time he will be aware of the day being special. (He was only three days old last year) Be sure to check back here for the full story and lots of pictures.