Thanksgiving!

We had a wonderful trip to Boise to see my family. Gretta LOVES going to Boise. I had been telling her all week that on Wednesday we would go to Boise. The first things she said when she woke up Wednesday morning was, "Airplane, Nana & Papa". She was a little sad to find out that she had to wait until after her nap to go to the airport, but she enjoyed helping pack the suit case.
We went Christmas tree hunting in the forest on Saturday. It is a long standing family tradition. This year there wasn't much snow. In fact I think it is the least amount I ever remember. It made the hunt a little easier, but not quite as much fun. Gretta loved the snow and trying to make snowmen. It was nice to be out in the cold an have it feel a little like Thanksgiving and Christmas. The weather in LA is nice, but I miss the seasons.
We sure had a great time.

Halloween

Gretta loved Halloween. She learned at least three new words the week of Halloween...Halloween, Party and her favorite Candy. I actually think she knew the word for candy before she just didn't have so many opportunities to say it before. The day after Halloween all she wanted to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner was candy. I knew that had to stop, so I got rid of the rest of the candy. Luckily she has a short memory about how much candy she got, so she doesn't realize she didn't even get to eat half of it.
It is fun to see her finally get into the holidays. This Christmas will be her third, but I think she might actually figure out what is going on this year.