The Bormann's: Thanksgiving 2012

We were on the road again for Thanksgiving this year. We headed down to Iowa around 1:00 on Wednesday hoping Madelyn would nap since that is her typical nap time but she had other plans. She only napped for about 45 minutes. Considering she had a busy morning at daycare and didn't nap much she did well.

We had a great time at the Bormann's! We got to meet Heather, Eric's girlfriend, for the first time. She is such a sweetheart! We have communicated via FaceBook and feel like we have known each other but this was the first time we have actually met. She brought presents for Madelyn, which she loved! So thoughtful - thank you Heather!

Emily always hosts Thanksgiving with her family so it was fun to see everyone. Madelyn was the youngest but that doesn't phase her as she always tries to keep up with the big kids. Thursday night we celebrated birthdays with just the Bormann Family. Kenny's birthday is 12/2, Heather's is 11/25 and mine is 11/4.

We took off for Owatonna on Friday morning. We all got there early afternoon and it was fun to hang out. The kids ran all over the place......Madelyn was laughing the whole time! She loves her cousins!

Saturday we went to see my grandparents, Arnie & Marlys. They gave the kids their Christmas presents which was fun. Christmas gets overwhelming for the kids so it was nice to space it out a little bit. Then in the afternoon we celebrated with my dad's twin brother's family and my other grandparents, Ray & Darlene. It was a great afternoon!

We weren't sure what we were going to do about Madelyn's sleeping arrangements. She has never been great at sleeping in the pack & play and now she is getting to be too big for it. We ended up bringing her crib mattress along and put it in the corner and then used her toddler rail. I think she really liked it! She did great except for in Owatonna when she tried to climb over the toddler rail and fell to the floor. It was only a few inches but I think it scared her more than anything. I wasn't sure how it was going to go when we go back home but she adjusted great to being back in her crib! We're not ready to have a toddler on the loose at nap/bedtime!