Yeatman Adventures: GOBBLE GOBBLE

Jessica and Sam were WONDERFUL Thanksgiving hosts! They had our family, Grandma and Grandpa and the whole Fischer clan over for a big turkey feast! We stuffed ourselves silly, drank and played games. Jack was kept quite entertained with the HUGE turkey balloon that Grandpa bought for him and with helping us all eat the cute pilgrim hats Jessica made out of chocolate marshmallows (YUM...see below). We had a fabulous time...thanks again Jess and Sam!!

The Friday after Thanksgiving was the downtown Dayton Christmas parade. They had kids activities, horse drawn carriage rides, trains, rides, food, an official tree lighting, and then the parade. It was very festive! Jacks favorites were definitely the horse ride, the carnival rides, the cool train display, and watching them light the VERY big tree. Charlie was bundled to the max and delightfully slept through most of the night. We will look forward to this fun night in Dayton every year!

This post also includes pictures of Christmas preparation at our house. Jack has been quite enthusiastic about Christmas this year. We hung a string of lights up in his room a bit before Thanksgiving and he was SOOOO excited! He also wanted to help us decorate the tree and house. We had a fun advent calendar that had a special treat for him each day. It was hard to keep his hands off of future treats, but neat to watch his excitement over getting something small each day. (piece of candy or a matchbox car) We also had a special visitor at our house prior to Christmas...Christopher the Elf. Christopher was sent special from the North pole and had a new hiding place each morning between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Jack would run downstairs in the morning to look for Christopher. The magic of Christmas was certainly alive at our house this year. Fun for the parents too!! Little Charlie will have his turn in years to come. This year he just had fun slobbering on our ornaments and lights!

There are a few pictures at the end showing off Charlie's cute little face and fat rolls. I just can't help kiss those cheeks every chance I get!

Oh...and just because he is in so many pictures, I have to give a shout out to Doug the dog. Jack has become quite attached to a few certain stuffed animals as of late. He cannot go anywhere without one of his "friends" in tow. Doug was the super favorite for a good two months. He now has moved onto a smaller doggie, whom he has named Shorty. I am sure you will see Shorty in future pictures...

Here are the pictures....