Thanksgiving extravaganza

Last Monday we headed back to Columbus for Thanksgiving - we were thrilled to be able to see all of our family and friends but at the same time dreading living out of suitcases for a week while trying to corral a toddler in non-toddler-proof homes. All in all it was a great visit filled with lots of wonderful memories. James did extraordinary (even if he did live off of  bread and chocolate most of the week). We were both beyond impressed with the car ride there and back - he was a champ. I think Sesame Street and our portable DVD player gets all the credit for that though... and as a side note, I can now recite the 1978 Sesame Street Christmas Eve special by heart, word for word.

James ended up going to 7 different homes over the course of the week, and after getting over a little initial shyness he ended up being great everywhere and I think he really enjoyed himself. When we finally got home on Sunday night, he was half asleep. I put him down in our hallway and he just started squealing. John and I froze - we had no idea what was going on. Then he started laughing and doing the funniest little happy dance. He was thrilled to be home. After a few victory laps around our first floor he was ready to go to bed, and he slept hard. We all did.