Thanksgiving, etc

So, I have lots to catch everyone up on since my blog updates have sadly become a once monthly event!  (Perhaps I'll add that to my list of new years resolutions...)  Anyway, Sam is about to turn one and has really shown quite a bit of progress over the past month.  His confidence with walking has increased dramatically...we really never see him crawl anymore.  It is so fun to watch him explore now that things are at a whole new level for him!  I thought that walking would be a lot more stressful for me, but so far I am finding it a bit easier, to be honest.  It is nice now that we can go to the park and he can run around with the other kids rather than sit on the ground eating rocks the whole time!  So, we are really enjoying this period.

We traveled to Cohasset, MA to visit with Arjen, Margot and the kids for Thanksgiving.  We had a great trip, even though it was quite short!  It was a long way to go for only a few days but it was so nice to be with family.  Anneke and Elfried were there as well as Margot's mother, Betsey, so we had a full house.  Sam did well with the travel, despite several delays in Houston, so that was a relief.  I can't say that we are terribly excited to do it all over again at Christmas, but we wouldn't miss a family get together!

Here are some pics from the past month which includes Thanksgiving.  Enjoy!

Sam playing in his school bus full of balls!

Sam with his cousins, Anna, Noah and Emma Sophie

Enjoying his first Thanksgiving with Mom & Dad

Bouncing around on his new bean bag from Aunt Jen & Uncle Adam