Thanksgiving

Well, another Thanksgiving has been sucessfully completed. My parents came over from Pendleton for the holiday, and there was much feasting to be had. I have helped cook Thanksgiving dinner at my parent's house before, but this was the first time I hosted the meal in my own home. We had all the traditional dishes: stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, olives (which my mom kept trying to get Solomon to stick on his fingers), and of course, a beautfully roasted and deliciously seasoned turkey.

This year boasted another first for me: I went shopping on Black Friday. Peter had to work, so my Dad and I took Solomon out to Costco and Target. Granted, we didn't get up at the crack of dawn to chase after big sales, and we stayed away from the malls, but there were still crowds and I still felt pretty proud of myself. Solomon was such a good boy on the trip that his Grandpa bought him a Lightning McQueen car to play with.

On Saturday, I gave all the boys haircuts, including Sol. It always breaks my heart to snip off his golden curls, but his hair was getting pretty unruly. We collected everyone's hair in a box to help make cleanup easier, and it was amazing how much contrast there was between the color of Peter's and my dad's dark brown hair and Solomon's white-blond hair.

After my parents left on Sunday morning, Solomon started saying that his tummy was owie. We assumed he was constipated and went to the store and bought him some chewable laxatives. Then we came home and watched the Cars movie and snuggled a bit. He seems to be feeling better now....but still no poopy diaper. So now we're just waiting for that bomb to drop....which will hopefully happen before his nap.