Build A Bear, Thanksgiving, and Decorating!

Time to play catch up!
The weekend before Thanksgiving, we took Olivia to Cherry Creek Mall to check out the new indoor playground (it has been COLD lately!). It was super crowded, but she liked it!



They just completed the new playground- it was breakfast food and now it is Looney Tunes.







I had a coupon for Build A Bear, so we headed there next. She picked out a Christmas moose, but was kind of scared of the stuffing machine. She did pick out a heart:



She loved giving her an air bath:



We have since decided that she is too young for Build A Bear. She just didn't really get it and we spent $20 on (another) stuffed animal. Naturally, she liked the box it came in the best and insisted on carrying it by herself. Which proved to be difficult, considering the size of the box:




We spent Thanksgiving with the lovely Twiss family (we also ate with them 2 years ago). We were really excited, because they are great cooks, ha! We split up the sides and desserts and everything was wonderful. We had such a great time just hanging out and eating!



Sweet Liza made everyone a Pilgrim, Indian, or Turkey hat:



And I do mean everyone- we even got Michael to wear his for a picture:



How cute is that?! Baby Beckham was asleep during the picture, but not to worry- he got to wear his turkey hat (complete with beak and gobbler) when he woke up:



Olivia looooooves this baby:



I know I've said it before and I'll say it again- we are really lucky to have such great neighbors!

Thanksgiving night found me at Toys R Us at 8:30. Michael thought I was crazy for leaving so early, but people were lined up around the building when I got there. I'm not sure how long the first people in line had been there, but they had chairs and a propane heater! They started letting people in the door at 9:30. They let in 50-75 people every 10 minutes. I got in around 10:15 and found everything on my list except for 1 thing! Then I waited in line for another hour to pay. Luckily, Michael gave me my anniversary present early (a Kindle!), so I read while I waited!

We didn't really do much more Black Friday shopping. Not worth the trouble, although I saved almost $100 at Toys R Us- love that they opened at night. I would much rather stay up late than get up early!

We put up our Christmas tree today. It made my heart smile to see Olivia pulling out all the ornaments.



She was more interested in decorating herself:



She was especially interested in playing with the Nativity:





I love decorating the tree. The ornaments bring back so many sweet memories:











Love it!



She got tired of decorating and went with Daddy to play her new favorite game: hide in the fort!





I love that she thinks she can put a blanket on her head and we can't see her! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!