Andy, Andrea, Alex, Evelyn, & Audrey: Thanksgiving and Grandma McElvaine's Visit

Andy's mom came to visit the day before Thanksgiving and stayed with me for several days after Andy left for Germany the day after Thanksgiving. He took the camera, so these are pictures his mom sent, I'll have a few more to upload after Andy gets back from ours.

We had a great Thankgiving with our friends Mandy and Chris and their kids Ryan and Paige joining us for dinner.

While Gram was here, we made cutout cookies with Alex and he decorated them with frosting and sprinkles--which he loved to shake--and he ate lots of the decorations, so he was on a major sugar rush by the end of things.

We went to the mall where he rode the carousel and the train over and over...absolutely loves giving the conductor his ticket and getting in the car and riding it, he has no fear to walk right up and do it himself. I had to pull him away kicking and screaming after his fifth ride this day! He loves to say chugga chugga choo choo while doing his little train motions still and keeps asking to go ride the choo choo. Too bad it isn't always here, just for the holidays.

Here's the pictures from Gram's visit. She left the same day my mom came to visit, so I will have more pictures to share from that visit eventually too.

Andy should be back Saturday from his trip, and we are ready for him to be home!

Us with Gram at Thanksgiving dinner.