Visit with family - part one

We headed down south at the end of last week for an extended visit with our families over the Thanksgiving holidays. We're in South Carolina this week visiting Melissa's family and will be in Atlanta next week to see Kyle's family. Lucia did very well on her first plane trip, so we are thankful for that! And she has loved meeting lots of relatives so far (and I think the feeling is mutual!). Here are some pictures from our first few days here:

With great grandparents:



With great aunts:



With cousin Emily:


With uncle Tommy:

And a few good pix from before we left Chicago (one with Aunt Patricia and Uncle Evan, one with mom and one with me having a good laugh!):

Halloween Fun

So we decided to wait a few years before diving into the endeavors of costumes and trick or treating, but thanks to the awesome Aunt Susy, Lucia was decked out in her festive Halloween bib and ready to pass out candy. It was a crazily temperate day in Chicago - highs in the 70s and parents in shorts and t-shirts bringing around their kiddos. We went to Tricia and Evan's house to field the masses and we ran out of candy by 7 pm, much to the chagrin of the few latecomers who rang the bell. Luckily, their bags were not very empty so we didn't feel too guilty.

In other news, we're still awaiting some sort of daytime routine. Lucy is nursing a lot more easily which is fabulous, but her napping is erratic at best! She's so much more alert and has a ton more awake time, though, which makes taking her out more fun. Such a squirmer, though, we have a feeling that as soon as she starts crawling she will be off in a flash, so we're enjoying her time of immobility while we have it. She went to her first party the other night, where we celebrated the new president-elect emotionally and watched the massive crowds at Chicago's Grant Park (just a few miles away!) in awe and wonder.

Amy generously loaned me her sunglasses. Perfect fit!

Getting ready for trick-or-treaters...

The cutest candy-passer-outer on the block!

Showing off my smile.