Thanksgiving and a baby blessing

Well we had our first Thanksgiving as a little family. My dad and Andrew's parents both got into town on Thanksgiving night so I decided I'd make a little feast. We got a turkey from Boston Market and I made all the sides. We had green bean casserole, sweet potato crunch, stuffing, mashed potatoes, lemon meringue pie, and chocolate pie. It was kind of fun to cook it all and feel like a little homemaker. I still have no idea how to make a turkey, so maybe I can give that a try next year.

I came across this picture and just wanted to give a shout out to one more thing I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving...that I'm not pregnant anymore :) This picture was taken 3 or 4 days before Eleanor got here (me at about 41 weeks, not too pleasant!)

We took my dad and Andrew's parents up to Kirtland to see some church history sites and they really enjoyed it. We went the day after Thanksgiving and I guess every year they light up their Christmas lights and have a bunch of nativity scenes. I think we might make this a tradition to go up there for this occasion while we live close. It was pretty chilly and we weren't really dressed warm enough to stay outside for very long, so next time we'll go more prepared.

Andrew's parents brought Eleanor a little pink Duke shirt since they are such big Duke fans.


On Saturday Andrew took everyone on a tour of his school. They also really enjoyed this. My dad saw a Duke sweatshirt in a clothing donation bin on campus so he thought he'd join the club and pose for a picture.

On Sunday we had the opportunity to bless little Eleanor while we had some family in town. Andrew was a little nervous, but he did a great job. I'm very grateful that we have the priesthood in our home. It was such a special experience to hear the blessings our Heavenly Father has in store for Eleanor! We are so happy to have her in our family!

Here are some pictures from Eleanor's big day...