Jackson and Kendall's Blog: Happy Thanksgiving!

Hello and we hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We have so much to say that we don't even know where to start.

First, as you can see in the picture, Sissy and I went to see Santa the day before Thanksgiving. Uncle Bill came with us! Although we didn't smile, we didn't cry either. I personally wasn't willing to sit on this stranger's lap... I thought standing next to him was close enough!

The Sunday before I went to my first Christmas parade. It was in downtown Waukesha and I went with Ellie and her mom. What a wonderful parade it was and I had so much fun. We enjoyed a yummy cookie while we waited for it to start. I loved it so much I wouldn't share with Mom. My favorite parts of the parade were the fire trucks and the bands!

We were so lucky to have Daddy's family over for Thanksgiving. Uncle Bill, Grandma Mac, Aunt Kate, Uncle Mike, and Aunt Pam all came to our house! Uncle Bill played with me a lot and took care of Sissy. He is really good at getting her to go to sleep! Sissy really misses you, Uncle Bill, especially at nap and bed times!

Grandpa Mac started getting his grandsons Hess trucks for Christmas. Although I never got to meet him, Grandma has been getting them for me. Mom and Dad had the past couple years' put away, but I got to open them all up! They are my new favorite toys. They light up and make sounds and I constantly play with my "big trucks." Thank you very much, "Ma Mac."

It was the first time we had met Uncle Mike and Aunt Pam. We had so much fun with them! Uncle Mike serenaded Sissy with a couple tunes. The first one was something about a hand on a bible and a gun. It is my cousin Kellyn's favorite song. The next one was McNamara's Band, of course!

Auntie Pam played trucks and trains with me!

Uncle Mike also made Sissy laugh by putting her on top of his head. She would really find his hair to grab and just thought it was hysterical! Maybe it's because Dad doesn't have that much hair to grab?

Thank you so much Uncle Mike and Auntie Pam for the awesome Bears jerseys!

Here we are... all dressed up for Thanksgiving. We had a delicious meal prepared by "Ma Mac" and Aunt Kate.

Daddy carved the turkey.

We had such a nice time with everyone. Thank you so much for traveling so far to be with us. The time spent with you went too fast!

Nana and Papa spent Thanksgiving at Disney World with Uncle David, Aunt Audrey, Isabella and Cohen. We hear you had a lot of fun and can't wait to see pictures! Thank you Nana and Papa for the souvenirs!

It's hard to believe that Sissy is 9 months old at the end of this month! She has started to pull herself up on everything... and she even took a couple steps this past weekend! Mom and Dad say they are not ready for her to start walking! I say bring it on because I know I'll be faster than her!

We had a little snowfall late Friday night into Saturday. I was excited to go play in the snow outside. I played with my neighbor, Alex. She even gave me a sled ride! I really just prefer to eat the snow.

Dad took me out for a little bit this morning. He put together the sled that "Ma Mac" and Aunt Kate sent. It is one awesome sled! I know Sissy and me will get a lot of use out of it! Thank you so much!

It's really beginning to look a lot like Christmas at our house! The last of the decorations were put up this weekend including the tree. We love listening to Christmas music.

Mom and Dad had Sissy and me open a gift that "Ma Mac" and Aunt Kate had brought with them. They were music boxes and we both absolutely loved them. Thank you!