Our Thanksgiving

Henry enjoying his first Thanksgiving!

little turkey

Having fun.

My little kitchen assistant.

We had a quiet Thanksgiving morning at the Sydnor house. We watched the parade, played, Henry napped, and Sophia and I did some baking.

Then it was off to my Great-Aunt Bett's house for our first Thanksgiving meal.

Donna and Mom with the babes.

Sophia is ready!

Love these two!

After the very tasty meal, my cousin Troy was very nice to play outside with Sophia. Sophia really enjoyed being with Troy and told me that the hammock was just for little kids...like Troy. ;)

Getting a squeeze from cousin Kate.

Tryptophan?

After Bett's we ran home to get freshened up and then it was off to my cousin Sarah's house for our 2nd Thanksgiving meal.

Henry getting some love from Uncle Van and Aunt Robin.

Grammy and Henry

Sophia and Will

Learning how to play UNO.

Four generations

What we are most thankful for...our two little turkeys at the end of a very fun, busy Thanksgiving Day.

And, the fun continues! I was so excited to see my best friends Friday night. I haven't had these two in the same room since Annie's wedding! We had a great evening at The Light Well hearing Jesse play but I do hope our next visit will be a little longer. Are we still thinking St. Patrick's Day, ladies?!

My other parents. We missed Mom and Dad who were kind enough to watch Sophia and Henry so we could go out. Thanks, G and P!

The talented Jesse Harper.

It's a tradition to put up our tree over the Thanksgiving break and we got ours up in a record time thanks to Grammy, DD, and a certain little helper!

Sophia admiring the tree.

Henry trying out his Christmas pjs.

Thanksgiving festivities concluded with a trip to Lynchburg. Sophia giving Tpa a belated 91st birthday hug!

Sydnor men

Sweet cousins. These two had so much fun playing together.

Anne-Gardner and Aunt JoJo getting good looks at Henry.

It was a wonderful Thanksgiving break getting to see many family and friends. We have so much to be thankful for...

Sharp dressed man

Henry after a long, hard day at the office. Ha! Thanks to Laura Somerville for making our little guy this cute onesie!

Retro

Sophia rockin' my old IZOD pants, circa 1982 or 83, thanks to my Mom who kept everything I ever owned.

Then Sophia hopped on her favorite riding toy that was mine when I was a child. I probably rode this bike in these very pants...crazy, huh? This post is for you, Mom! ;)

Four months with Henry

Our sweet, happy boy on his 4 month birthday.

At four months, Henry is weighing in at just under 17 pounds! He is snugly and smiley and we just love him to pieces. In the past month, Henry has rolled over (front to back) four times and mastered his Bumbo seat. We also started putting him in the ExerSaucer, which we call his office, and he loves it! He has become a little drooly and puts everything in his mouth. Henry loves chewing on his hands and "talking" at the top of his lungs! Henry ADORES Sophia and is her biggest fan. He can't take his eyes off of her when she is in the room.

Both, Sophia and Henry, had their check-ups yesterday (Thanks, Pop for your assistance!) and they both got glowing reports. Raph and I are so thankful to have such beautiful and healthy children!

Here are some more pics of our growing boy...

This look cracks me up!

Watching Sophia dance around the living room...

Hard at work.

It looks like they are sharing secrets already...

Ready to ride.

Being silly with Mama.

GoooTigers! Beat EHS!

We've got spirit! Sophia and Henry sporting their tiger gear.

Love this little tiger...

Weee! Sophia turns 3!

The birthday girl having breakfast in bed!

Opening the photo book that we made especially for our girl.

It's good to be 3!

Later that morning, Sophia coloring at school. I was the parent volunteer and it was great being with the birthday girl. Thank you, Em for watching Henry for the early part of the morning.

During lunch, Raph picked up Henry from Em's and came to school to surprise Sophia!

Then Grammy Gram made a surprise visit! Sophia loved having so many guests for lunch!

Mrs. Jeanette and Sophia's preschool buddies.

Henry, the party animal.

Mrs. Jeanette gave Sophia a fun princess book and game.

After lunch, we invited the older preschool class over to join us for cupcakes and fruit. Sophia asked for strawberry cupcakes with pink frosting!

Happy birthday to our sweet Sophia!

Three years have gone by in a flash. Sophia brings so much joy to our lives and we are proud of the little person she has become. A few days before her birthday Sophia and I were chatting and she said, "Mama, when I grow up I am going to be a chef, a dancer, and Spider Man...and I'm going to chew gum." Love our big 3 year old!