Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Okay, I finally decided to sit down and do some updates (sorry it has been a while!). That being said, bear with me as this may be somewhat of a book! Our flights went very well overall. The girls did so good with all the juggling of our stuff we had to do, and even enjoyed the flights. The worst part was trying to get through security check points since everyone had to take their shoes off, and everything else that is metal. I had to take Allison out of the stroller, and break the stroller down to send it through the scanner. But thankfully the staff were very helpful and patient with us. When we finally got on the plane, the girls were glued to the windows, though Caitlyn got upset every now and then because Allison was trying to kick her out of the way so she could sit by the wind0w. But, once we were up in the air, we put the little tray tables down and the girls got a snack and drink, and colored almost the whole way there! Caitlyn and her love of checking out new bathrooms of course just had to go potty when we were on the plane. Yes, we squished all 3 of us in a tiny airplane bathroom...reminded me of clowns in those little VW Bugs! It was even snowing in Minneapolis, so the girls were tickled to see that. The second flight wasn't near as cheerful. Allison didn't get a nap because there was so much going on, and it was very hot on the plane. She let the world know she wasn't happy about it! But once we got going, I laid her down on the floor where it was a little cooler and let her play around with her blanky and bear, and life was better for everyone within listening distance.




Our first day in Oshkosh, we decided to rake some leaves and of course make a big pile for the girls to jump in. Even Grandma did a belly flop on the leaf pile! The girls played hard, and of course now their coats are wet leaf stained and need to be washed...oh well. We had lots of fun!



The next night, we went to try on dresses with the bridesmaids for Dan and Misty's wedding. Since the moment Caitlyn found out she gets to a flower girl, she has wanted to go dress shopping and find some mittens (the long gloves) to wear with her dress. Needless to say, she was very excited! Almost immediately, she came across this dress, and it is just perfect! She looked so grown up...hard not to tear up with a beautiful princess in the room! It took a lot of convincing to get her to take the dress off and understand that she will get a new one of her own in a little while.

So, here we are today and we have snow! The girls were so excited to see the snow! Caitlyn wanted to make a snowman right away, and Allison was content to try to eat them as they were falling near her face.

It's Thanksgiving, and our family is very grateful for many things! Even though Bear is far away, he was still able to enjoy a good dinner! He said the command went all out for the festivities. The chow hall staff were dressed in costume as pilgrims and indians, and they had more food than imaginable! They had oven roasted turkey, smoked turkey, whole hog on rotisserie, baked ham, trout fillets, lobster...and that's just the meat! And here we are stressed out over cooking for a group of no more than 20 with a menu that doesn't compare to that! Tomorrow some Secretaries of something or other (Bear couldn't remember who it was) are coming around to visit, as well as the USO tour. Coming with the tour are Fezz from That 70's Show, some band he didn't know, and a comedian that is supposed to be very good. He was excited today to have the day officially "off", not like he has a lot to do any other day, but today he got to wear civies! That's almost enough to make you feel like a real person! Anywho, I hope all of you have the most wonderful Thanksgiving!

Thank you all for your love and support for the girls and I and of course for Bear!