We had a great time over Thanksgiving weekend. We celebrated in Illinois with Matt's parents & siblings. Matt's two brothers live in AZ and CA, so it was great to all be together. Matt's older brother, Jason, and wife Millie had their first child in October. This was our first chance to see Charlotte (aka "Baby CeeCee") in person!! She is VERY cute and she did great on her first plane ride.
Lily was excited to see her Uncles, Aunt, and new cousin. She could all them all by name because we practiced for several weeks. "Millie" is tough to say, so Lily called her "Auntie Meme". I think her favorite phrase over the weekend was "Auntie Meme, where Baby CeeCee be?" It was so cute!
All of a sudden, Lily has started putting words together to form sentences! I'm getting good at understanding her and her pronunciation is improving too. To my astonishment, she's also using "please" and "thank you" without being prompted. She is such a sweetie!!
Lily meeting CeeCee for the first time!
Thanksgiving Day... being silly with Daddy
Family photo of Aunt Millie, Uncle Jason, and CeeCee. This 6 week old baby had a very cute dress for her first Thanksgiving.
Lily, watching CeeCee sleep
On the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, the ladies (including Lily) attended a bridal shower for one of Matt's cousins. It was nice to see family that we normally don't get to see. Lily made an instant friend with her cousin Carlie. Lily dragged her around the room and told her stories, which of course Carlie couldn't understand. She was nice about it and I'm sure she was glad to not be the youngest at the shower.
After the shower we went back to Nana and Grandpa's house. They had their Christmas tree up and showed Lily the ornaments that play music. I think Lily stood their for a solid 20 minutes playing the songs over and over!
Nana and Lily
Lily and CeeCee again.
Lily kept wanting to touch the baby, but we only let her pat her head. Lily was nice and gentle. I think she'll be even better in May when she becomes a big sister.
Close up of CeeCee. She has so much hair!!
Uncle Mike's Birthday was Sunday and Daddy's Birthday is 12/1, so we had dinner, cannoli's, and presents to celebrate. Lily was good at opening presents. She's going to have LOTS of fun this Christmas :)
