Thanksgiving

Today is Christmas Eve and Huxley's six month birthday. Wish we were together so I could give him a hug and a happy birthday kiss.

But this year it was the Thanksgiving holiday when we were all together. Stephen and I returned to Florida early in November. Katherine and Huxley came to Florida for two weeks. Gabe and his Mom, Andrea arrived on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, and David, Kati, and Charli arrived Thursday morning.

During the two weeks that Katherine and Huxley were with us, we got a lot of time to hold the little guy and enjoy all the new noises, gestures and expressions a five month old makes. Katherine also got a chance to visit with old friends and their children. Graham and her two daughters - baby Graham and Paige - came over one day to meet Huxley.

It was also a time for Katherine to let Huxley try a bit of solid food. Here he is excited to have some rice cereal. He also got a taste of sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner.

You could tell that Huxley was ready for some solid food by the way he so enthusiastically leaned in to every bite his Mom offered. 

This is one of my favorite pictures taken during the visit. Kara lent Katherine the Bumbo seat, which is a great little chair for supporting little guys who are not quite able to sit up on their own yet.