The weekend of November 15-16 we celebrated Gabriella and Thomas' birthday with the family. We barely got cleaned up from that party before we had Gabriella and Thomas' birthday party with friends. They made it VERY easy on me this year....they both agreed to a gymnastics party and the facility (where they both take gymnastics class) did EVERYTHING! I believe all the kids had a blast! After the party Nana and Papa stopped by and thought Christmas happened!
The kids spent the next few days playing with their new toys before we headed out to Long Island for Thanksgiving. We actually headed to NYC (Roosevelt Island) Wednesday night and crashed with my cousin. The kids went to sleep around midnight (my party animals!) and were woken up around 6:00 a.m. in order to catch the subway for a "good spot" to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Both of my children and my husband had their first ever subway ride (and no, the threat of the subway being blown up did not deter us...well it scared the crap out of me but my cousin blew it off so I figured it was "safe") We left Jen's around 7:00 and by 7:30 we found a good spot on the corner of 39th & Broadway and proceeded to wait for 2 1/2 hours for the parade to "start" at our location. Both kids for the most part were good...once the parade started, the wiggled their way up to the baracade and had front row spots! I think they high-fived EVERY clown that walked by. Besides being awed by the size of the balloons, Gabriella was beyond excited that Miley Cyrus was on a float (yes there is a picture below) I personally was excited to see Trace Adkins and David Archuleta! Once the parade ended we hopped the subway back to Jen's to get changed and head out to Long Island for Thanksgiving dinner. The time we spent at Grandma and Grandpa's was fun filled with playing Wii, trip to the playground and a dinner out for Gabriella's 7th birthday (Friday was her actual birth date). We headed home on Saturday so that I could prepare my second to last lecture and my last lab for the semester (woohoo...the end is in sight!)
Sunday (11-30) we welcomed a new member of our family....for those that don't know....Miss Heather's mother and father have kittens that need a home. I was sold immediately and after some time to "think" about it...Tom agreed to get a kitten. It was an early Christmas present to both kids from mommy and daddy. So around 1:00 on Sunday, Miss Heather and her parents arrived with their "present". I think they both were in disbelief....but have enjoyed the kitten thoroughly. She is a cute kitten and likes to cuddle with people. She also provides us with entertainment as we play with her because she will jump rather high to catch her toys. We still need a name for her so any suggestions are welcomed! Thomas' list is Licorice, Stripes, Wrinkles, Dragon and Tree. Gabriella's list is Sweetie-Pie, Cuddles, Cutie and Whiskers. Apparently we are having a hard time coming up with a "goood" name that both kids can agree on.
We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoy the next few weeks as we all prepare for Christmas. Check back soon for updates!
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