thanksgiving = success..

this year was good.. we were joined with lots of family and friends.. great dinner.. and lots of babies to cuddle.. Olives is getting better in groups.. not that she is that bad.. but she isn’t used to to many kids/people around.. so she wants to be latched to our sides the whole night.. unless papa is around.. than I don’t exist..

her new thing however is so freakin cute.. anytime I tell her I want to take her photo.. she just walks to the dishwasher and poses.. 

this was her “partying”..

we lounged and drank all day.. (water) and just kept checking my phone for the baby announcement.. which of course came the second I walked through the door to come home..  oh murphy.. the baby is finally here! all 6 pounds of him.. I am dying for more details.. but want to let them catch up and take it all in.. 

I am not joking when I say I dont exist when this man is around.. the love between them is insane.. 

we had our Peruvian friends come and join us this year.. and it was so great to see them.. and their sweet babies blend in so nicely.. 

I also tried something new for the first time.. I had seen some friends putting nail polish on their sweet little girls.. and I thought.. tonight is the night.. well I thought that last night.. I wasn’t sure how she would take it.. I assumed we would be painting one nail.. blow drying it.. and so on.. but she knew it was special.. she stood there with her fingers spread apart.. letting me polish them up.. helped me blow them dry.. and took it all in .. it was magical.. 

and strangely enough.. I didn’t like it.. I am not ready for her to have polish.. it was weird.. I thought my girl would have pierced ears.. and painted toes.. and tattoos.. but I want to keep her my baby for just a bit longer.. thankfully her beautiful virgin fingernails wont even hold the paint on them.. and half of them are already removed..so they probably wont last until tomorrow.. but at least I did it.. and now I know.. 

Olive is chattering away in bed.. I thought she would be in a milk coma by now.. but she is yelling and telling herself to be quiet.. and I can hear her trying to send herself to a time out for yelling.. it is worth having the monitor cranked up real high..  my turkey coma set in about an hour ago.. and just waiting to plop myself into bed.. 

Happy Thanksgiving!