We Had A Great Thanksgiving In Tennessee!

Hello everyone! We had a great Thanksgiving in Tennessee with my Poppy and Mimi, my brother Xavier and my aunt, uncle and cousins. We spent 5 days with them in Memphis and had a great time. I got to meet my new cousin George too! Here is a picture of my first time meeting him (Poppy is holding him).

And here is one of us on Thanksgiving Day at the Doughterty's home. Kim and Mimi prepared an excellent meal for us. Here is a picture of Mimi holding me.

And then I decided to go back and join Poppy and George. Poppy said that it's difficult to hold an infant and a squirmy toddler at once!

Ah, that's better. He has a good grip on both of us now!

And then I went for a visit with Uncle Buck. I usually don't go to anyone besides Mama and Baba, but for some reason, I was perfectly content on Uncle Buck's lap (probably because he's a really sweet man and children can sense those things.)

Here is my brother Xavier on the left and cousin Will on the right. Unfortunately cousin Jack was napping while all the pictures were being taken.

Back at Mimi and Poppy's house, I loved playing hide and seek. Mommy obviously had just "found" me.

I also love their New Orleans brick floor. And I spent a lot of time playing on it! It is so pretty!

I love the way it feels!

Poppy knows I love cell phones - especially the pictures on them.

And I also love their tall chairs! And Mama and Baba are never too far away when I'm sitting up that high.

Mimi decided to dance with me. I love my Mimi. And Mimi loves when I grab her around the legs really tight!

OK, now it's Baba's turn to hold me. I love my Baba too. Mama is really happy now that Baba doesn't look like a goat. Or maybe it was that he shaved his goatee off after Thanksgiving. That's probably what she meant.

Poppy decided to read me a story about a snowman! I now can say "Frosty The Snowman."

Baba knows that a little tickle will always bring out the BIGGEST smile.

Here I am with my brother, Xavier, and my baby doll - Baby Yang. I usually don't let anyone else hold her, but I do let my brother.

I really love when I get to spend time with Xavier. I am lucky that he was able to spend a whole week with us after Thanksgiving. I frequently walk around saying, "My Xavier, My Xavier" - especially when I can't find him. I was sad when he went back home.

\Do you notice anything different about Baby Yang? My Mommy bought me some new clothes for her! I love clothes! And shoes. My nightly ritual is to try on every pair of shoes in my room before I go to bed.

Baba and I spent some more time together.

And he made me laugh - again. As usual!

You may wonder why there are no pictures of Mommy. That's because she is always the one taking the pictures! We are also sorry that we didn't get any pictures of Aunt Kim and Cousin Jack, but we will try to get some next time. Thanks to Mimi and Poppy for inviting us to stay with them and also to Aunt Kim and Uncle Buck for the wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. We are back home now and will have more pictures soon of my Mommy's family Christmas party and then, of course, of our Christmas festivities at home. Yuletide blessings to everyone!