November Came & Went

Thanksgiving was fun and relaxing at The Lucky Leaf. It was sunny the entire weekend. I made it a goal to go on a long walk every day because I have stopped jogging due to my big belly.

There is a great park 2 miles down the beach, where the cousins had fun playing.
Except once again Rome & Amaryllis had to share a swing:
Ro-Ro definitely got the uncomfortable/smushed part of this swinging adventure, but he is a good sport.
He doesn't seem to mind that Amaryllis is the bossy cousin.

They play great together and it's cute to watch the difference between boy and girl play habits.
Amaryllis loves her Schrammpa because he plays, wrestles, teases, and spoils her.
And Schrammpa can make anything look like fun.
Now here's another thing that we did in November. Look closely at the below pictures.
It's probably our biggest accomplishment yet...do you see it?
Amaryllis is wearing undies instead of diapers, wahoo! We potty trained this month, and I'm happy to say it took 1 long week, 1 mediocre week, and by the 3rd week she did not have anymore wet accidents. As for #2, it has been more gradual but we are getting there.

I got these lovely flowers for my birthday and they made our house smell divine.

Speaking of birthday, don't be too jealous, but my girl Heidi gave me this awesome leopard Snuggie which makes for perfect couch nesting. Amaryllis and Jake always steal it from me though.
The other weekend we tried to go to the Raleigh holiday parade, but every time we wanted to enter a parking garage the traffic dude would direct us to go straight. So we drove through downtown Raleigh and were forced back on the interstate, lame! We ended up at the Farmers Market Restaurant for a good ole southern breakfast and Amaryllis played on the patio.
And that brings us to December...and CHRISTMAS!! Can't wait!!