Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We had lunch at the farm with the Haekenkamp's and dinner in Hopkins with the Frerick's. As usual we ate too much!

At 9:30pm Thanksgiving night, Mommy, Auntie Jen and Auntie Mandi headed out to start shopping! The night started at Toys R Us where the line to get in was down the side walk to the end of the building, out the parking lot to the street and partway down the side walk! It was CRAZY! We had to stand out side for 45 minutes in negative degree windchills. The good news is we got everything (and more) that we were hoping to get! After 2 hours at that store we headed to Walmart. No standing outside this time. The store was busy! The checkout lines were crazy! I think we got most of the things we were hoping for there too. We took an hour break at Auntie Jen's house before heading to Target at 2:30am. The line wasn't that long so we sat in the car for awhile. Auntie Jen stood outside for an hour and Auntie Mandi and I stood out for about 45 minutes. The Target employees brought out hot coffee and some snack cakes while we waited. Auntie Jen got her TV, Auntie Mandi got a bunch of stuff and I got my camera. Another success! The checkout at target was quick and easy. Target definately gets the award for most organized for the night! I had to go home (my curfew was 5am) so Daddy could go to work. Auntie Jen and Auntie Mandi kept shopping!

Drew had his first playdate where he stayed by himself at a friend's house on Saturday. He did well and had a great time!

The "Elf on the Shelf" showed up at our house on Friday. He is supposed to watch the kids and report to Santa each night. When he comes back from seeing Santa, he hides in a different place in the house. The kids are not supposed to touch him or he could lose his magic and not be able to report to Santa. Drew was very skeptical. We read the book so we knew who he was and what he was doing at our house. Drew thought he was too small and not real. The second day he started to believe more. He has been talking to the Elf he named "Corny" short for "Corn on the Cob" and can't wait to find him each morning. He still wants to touch him. Good thing Corny has been sitting up high everytime he comes back! Some day Drew will understand the irony of the name he chose! Joey and Dylan saw Corny for the first time today. Joey thought he would be bigger too. She also does not think he is real because she cannot see him breathing. But yet, they have been talking about him and to him all day. So cute! The behavior is a little better, but there is STILL room for improvement!