First Thanksgiving

It's been more than a week since TJ celebrated his first Thanksgiving, but it's been a little busy in the Martin household, so finding time to update the blog has been difficult.

Anyways... TJ LOVED Thanksgiving! I guess we really shouldn't have been surprised... the kid loves to eat, so why wouldn't he love a holiday that's all about eating?! He ate everything -- turkey, yams, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, jello and of course, pumpkin pie. And boy, did he love that pie. He totally dug in... with one hand and pulled out a fistful of pie. We all thought it was so funny, we let him eat it just like that. He had about five fistfuls before Grandma Reno was able to cut the pie for the rest of us. :)


We were thankful TJ was able to spend the holiday with all of his grandparents. Grandma Martin flew in the Monday before Thanksgiving and was able to spend some time with the little guy. He loved getting to know her. On Thanksgiving day, we all drove down to Grandma & Grandpa Reno's house. TJ was so excited to have everyone paying attention to him, he didn't take a nap all day. By the time 6 o'clock came around, he was pretty tuckered out.

On Friday, TJ, Mommy, Daddy and Grandma Martin went to downtown Parker for the O'Brien Park Holiday Lighting. It was pretty chilly, but we bundled TJ up and stuck around to see Santa and visit with TJ's friend Jack and his parents, Susie and Chris.


Other than the holiday lighting, we didn't get out of the house much. TJ was diagnosed with an ear infection and sinus infection on Saturday morning, so we just spent a few days having some downtime. Grandma Martin flew out on Monday morning, and we were so glad she had an entire week to spend time with TJ.

The little guy seems to have bounced back from his illness. He's back to being his happy, active self. In the past few days, TJ has started to use his walker... pushing it around the house. It's only a matter of time before he's walking on his own -- don't know if we're ready for that!

This weekend, Mommy & Daddy have to work, so TJ is spending a few days at Grandma & Grandpa's. He's having a blast being away... Mommy and Daddy on the other hand feel a little awkward without him around. We can't wait for him to come home tomorrow afternoon!