three weeks and an east coast thanksgiving

happy thanksgiving everyone!

we spent the thanksgiving holiday away from family this year. it wasn't easy, and both joey and i mentioned several times throughout the day how strange it felt this year celebrating the holidays and getting ready for christmas with huck away from the people we always spend these times with. but we're trying to embrace the changes and get excited about these new experiences we're making out here, because we have our own little family to make the holidays special. tradition though, it sure dies hard.

on thanksgiving morning we drove to columbus, just south of baltimore, to spend time with some friends joey knew in high school. one of the couples moved to the area recently as well, and have a set of 15 month old twins who are probably only an inch taller than huck. we had a great time catching up and comparing and sharing moving catastrophes and parenting tips with people we have so much in common with. more and more this big place feels like it could become a comforting place to call home for our little family... at least that's what i hope everysingleday!

another one of joey's high school friends met us in columbus as well, and after lunch we stole her away for a couple of days to explore dc, take care of our son, and sleep on our couch. it was great to have company and an excuse to tour dc again. we've lived here for almost four months and i feel guilty every day that i'm surrounded by a city so rich with history and experiences i'm not having. i blame the turning weather and my still-pretty-small son for locking myself away in our little house most days, but i know my pathetic excuses will sound awfully lame some day when we realize we've missed out on so many great things while we lived out here. my thanksgiving resolution is to stretch my legs and find all the reasons to fall in love with our new city. someday, maybe, i won't feel like such a foreigner in a strange new land living here.

in other news, henry turned three weeks yesterday. his newest trick is to keep mom and dad on their toes for 1-3 hours each night while he cries veryveryloudly, with no hope of consolation. poor little guy has tummy aches that won't quit most nights, and the only way he knows how to push through is to make sure his weary parents are well aware! we've gotten extremely creative with our soothing techniques around here for king henry. wish us luck as we continue to search for the one that actually works :)

have a great weekend! we're turning on the christmas movies and putting up our tree today... gosh i love this time of year!

nothing better than dad's arms

henry's first bath. he likes it, he really does.