November in a nutshell

It's been so long since I've done a real blog post that I can't even remember how to put pictures in the right order. So the end of the month comes first!

We spent Thanksgiving in Utah with Aaron's family. It was a nice mini-vacation for all of us. Elsie had attention all hours of the day, Aaron and I got some time just the two of us, and we got to be with family and friends.

All of Aaron's immediate family came over Thanksgiving afternoon. Aaron played football with his Utah buddies that morning. We ate lots of good food, visited, played a game, laughed and laughed, and had fun watching the kids play.

Elsie was really excited to see Harper (and the rest of her cousins). She loves babies!

One morning I came upstairs and Elsie and Grandma were playing on the kitchen floor. Elsie was pretending to make cookies in the oven and loving it. I love how fun Grandma and Grandpa Wise are!

Saturday evening was the big BYU v. Utah game. Aaron and Gary were glued to the couch...but still had time to smile for the camera.

My sweet Elsie!

While the boys watched the game, Grandma and I were entertained by Elsie. She loves to run up and down the hallway. It's just the perfect length for those little legs of hers.

Elsie doing ballet.

Elsie loved singing and dancing on the fireplace. She was SO hilarious! (I posted video of one of her performances and one of her dances...but it showed up at the end of the post.)

Listening to a little Christmas music to top off the evening.

Mid-Month:

Aaron had Veteran's Day off from work. It was on a Wednesday, so we couldn't really get away. Instead we went to a really great park with some friends, the Eames, and went out to lunch.

Elise being a "pirate."

Hailey, Elsie, and Ellie

The beginning of the month:

Angie already posted about her weekend getaway down to visit us, so I stole most of these pictures off of her blog. We were so excited to have Gigi (well, Elsie is actually saying "Angie" now) and Qiana come for weekend. Elsie and Q couldn't get enough of each other, Angie and I had some great sister time and craft time, we played games, ate good food. I really love having them around. It's just so fun, relaxing, and easy.

These videos go with the Thanksgiving post:

Elsie performing her made-up song.

Elsie dancing to Kanye with Grandma. So I'm not going to deny that Sylvia and I might sound a little dorky, but just pay attention to Elsie. She was loving it!