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Owen at the Trees of Christmas

Owen in his new big bed

Owen helping put up the Christmas Tree on Thanksgiving Day

We had a great Thanksgiving weekend. It was especially nice having Buck home for 4 days straight. We had several family get-togethers and even got around to putting up the Christmas decorations. Owen thought it was so neat to get the tree box out of the attic and "help" Daddy put the tree up. Every time we turn on the lights he gets so excited and yells "Look at the tree! So pretty!"

Yesterday we decided to move our full-size guest bed into Owen's room. He's been asking for a big bed for awhile so I though, heck, why not go ahead and see how it goes. So, that turned into lots of furniture rearranging, vacuuming, etc. Plus 3 trips to Walmart to find a bed rail! That was irritating. First,  I sent Buck to get one and he came back saying they didn't have any (which I knew wasn't true because I'd seen them there). However, in his defense, he did ask an employee who told him they didn't have any! Second trip,  I went by myself and found 2 different kinds. I picked the more expensive one thinking it would be better, but, lo and behold, it didn't fit the mattress. Turn around, and back to Walmart we all go and exchange it and get the cheaper one, which, thankfully, worked! I was worried how Owen would sleep on it last night but he did great.

Today I took Owen to see the Trees of Christmas display here in Manchester. It's something I've done with him since he was a baby. It always puts me in the Christmas spirit, which wasn't hard today since it was also snowing! Then, this afternoon my friend Greyson and her 3 kids came over to play. Owen was a bit overwhelmed with all the playmates. He had fun though. Looks like this will be a busy month for us all. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving weekend full of food, friends, and family.