Grandma came down to visit us the first week of November. She played cars with me every spare minute we had because, well, I love playing with cars! We drove all over the place and made up all kinds of fun destinations, like ice cream shops and stuff. We also took the weekend to clean up all the leaves from our back yard. There were tons of them...and it took a long time to rake them all up. We had great weather for our final outside work day of the year!
We started to get the Christmas spirit last week. Mom got all of our decor out of the attic and we hung up our stockings, got out a few stuffed animals and books, and set up our little people nativity set. We watched Buck Denver's "Why Do We Call It Christmas?" movie and talked about trees, St. Nick, and of course baby Jesus. Then we made popcorn and hot chocolate. Yummy! I helped Dad turn crank on the whirly pop and sipped down my cocoa with marshmallows.
I've had a lot of fun with my friends over the last couple of weeks. I've spent time with Jalen, Jameson, Jacey, Brayden, and my buddies the Kernodles. One Saturday, I hung out with my little lady Lainie and her parents. They came over for some football and tickle fun. I showed off my batting skills. I think she may have been impressed by this slugger. We had such a good time just running around the bases.
One of my favorite things from the past two weeks is my road trip to visit Emerson. I've been asking nearly everyday if we can play together. I don't think I grasp that he is so far away and daily playdates are a thing of the past. Last week we packed up the car and headed west to Peoria. It took about 4 hours to get there, and my brother and I were so good on the trip. We listened to Frosty the Snowman over 30 times en route to E's house. We also marveled at all the giant windmills that we got to see.
The Spillmans have an awesome new house. I loved their big basement where Emerson and I could run around, play trains, and have hours of fun. I also liked that I could look down and wave to people from their upstairs. It was good for Mom to see how happy they were in their new home and get to spend some time with her buddy too. There was no shortage of excitement on our visit. It was my very first sleepover! I took me a night to get adjusted, but the second one we only stayed up and chatted for 20 minutes or so before we both dozed off.
We went to an orchard and had a great time playing on the great playground. We wolfed down apple cider donuts that were tasty, too. Emerson and I played our instruments and had little concerts throughout our three days there. Click here or here for videos if you'd like to see for yourself!
It was so much fun visiting Emerson. It was really hard to leave. By the time we made it to the end of their edition I had already told Mom that I missed him. Mom agreed. The good news is that we'll get to see them again this week for Thanksgiving when they come back to Indy.
That wraps up my adventures for the last couple of weeks. This boy is so blessed! With this week being Thanksgiving, I hope you take the time to count your blessings, too. See you soon!
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