Giving Thanks

{the bump: 27 weeks}

I'm not sure where November went. It literally FLEW by, which I guess is a good thing! Pregnancy can sometimes make the hours feel like days and the days feel like weeks, but not for me recently! I'm 27 weeks pregnant now and baby Claire is about 2 lbs and 14 1/2 inches long! We have so many "big" events/holidays to celebrate in the next couple of months, I feel like she will be here before we know it!

Gobble Gobble! Every year, all of the kids would each have a
See's Candy Turkey from Nana and Grandpa as a part of our place settings.

We had a lovely time with family on Thanksgiving! We usually run the Father Joe's 5k in the morning, but being preggo we decided to skip it this year. I missed it, but I am really trying to avoid massive crowds of people (especially since last year all 3 of us got sick after the 5k). It is one tradition that Sean and I started on our own.
 Anyway, this was our year to be with Sean's family for Thanksgiving, but luckily their desert Thanksgiving was cancelled (I'm not a desert goer), so we were able to see both our families! We went the Bradford's around 2 and enjoyed some yummy food and family, although we missed his sister and her bf!! I made Cranberry Jello and Sean's famous "Pumpkin Dump Cake." My family gave him a hard time a couple years ago, so this year he tried to re-name it "Pumpkin Strussel" but it just didn't stick. Dump is just one of those words that shouldn't be part of anything you are eating, especially a dessert!
   Then we were off to my Nana's house for our 2nd {and oh so delicious} turkey feast! My sis and her family were with her husband's family, so we missed them too! We still had a wonderful time though! I wasn't very diligent about taking pics though, I only got a few!

Love my Parents :-) I'm so thankful for them!!

  Now I'm so excited for Christmas! Bring on the egg nog and jingle bells!!

       xo