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Sydney and Brady saw Santa today. Sydney asked for a Wii and Brady asked for a big Lightning McQueen.

Turkey Day Tease

Brady, as many may know, is not interested in being potty trained at three years and four months.  I have tried almost everything and am hoping he will decide very very soon that he would like to be a big boy.  He is pretty good about the peeing... it is just the pooping that is the main problem.  He would like nothing more than to find a nice quiet spot to hide and do his business.  Lately, I have been trying to reason with him.  Telling him, "If you can take the time to go and find a nice hiding spot, then that gives you more than enough time to go find the bathroom and get on the potty."  So on Thanksgiving Day I found him doing his business in the privacy of the downstairs bathroom, with the door closed, but NOT on the potty.  

Other than that, Thanksgiving was terrific.  We had almost the whole immediate family over except for Uncle Jay and Tricia.  Grammy, Mark, Nana, Phyllis, Barbi, Kathy, Dana, Larry, Tanner, Papa, Kim, Cheryl, Sylvia, Ray, Jodi, Morgan and Raymond came to dinner at the Hewitt's.  Mark successfully fried the 24 pound turkey in the backyard and for the third year in a row, did not burn my house down.  It was the yummiest yet.  Thanks everyone for celebrating with us.  It was a wonderfully joyous and warm day with so much laughing that my belly still hurts... or maybe that is due to the extra plate of turkey I ate.  AND... I need to reiterate that I DID NOT KISS CRAIG FIRST!  

Thankful

I am thankful that I have a daughter who is thankful for so much and for the important things. When asked to write about what she was thankful for at school she listed so many things that she ran out of room on her paper. She was thankful for her mom and dad, for her brother, for her teacher, for having food everyday, for the sky, for the trees, for the sun, for her friend Morgan and for her dog Bailey. I am truly blessed by God for having such a positive daughter who appreciates people more than things... and necessities more than her toys. Thank you!

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