Thanksgiving day was spent with my parents, Steve and Rita, Grandma Martens and Sue Ward stopped by to meet our little girl. It was a great dinner, and even better dessert! The Prieb family has so many things to be thankful for.
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| Gwen's Thanksgiving outfit |
This past weekend was obviously Gwen's first Thanksgiving, but it was also her first big road trip. Gwen has been on shorter trips to Salina, but this trip was an over nighter! We started early Saturday morning heading back to see Tamie's parents in Sedan, Kansas. Trying to time out Gwen's eating schedule with our driving schedule was the biggest task. Gwen eats every three hours. So, before we made it all the way to Tamie's mom's house we stopped in to see Norman and Diana Reeves. Norman was Tamie's pastor and friend through Tamie's teen years, and remains a good person to talk to when times get chaotic. After a quick stop to catch up with the Reeves, and to feed Gwen, we took off for the final 45 minutes of our drive.
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| Gwen keeping warm |
Gwen was a perfect little girl the entire three plus hours she rode in her car seat. This made Tamie and I very very happy! Once we got to Tamie's mom's place we let the girl stretch out and eat while we ate. Her break from the car seat was short lived, and we were on the road again, this time heading further south to Bartlesville, Oklahoma. We made it to Bartlesville and still no crying! Hard to believe! We quickly checked in at a hotel and Gwen got to stretch, play and of course, EAT! While there, Gwen enjoyed her first Christmas light show! And then a nice dinner with Uncle Bob, Aunt Nancy and her family. After all of that, Gwen was ready for bed and nearly slept the entire night!
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| Yelling for the Chiefs, luckily Gwen doesn't yet understand how terrible the Chiefs are! |
Sunday morning all three of us were up early and headed back to Sedan, for dinner with Tamie's dad, Tom. Just a short 45 minute drive back to Sedan. At Tom's we enjoyed fried catfish and mountain oysters for Thanksgiving! Unfortunately, no HORSEMEAT was served! Gwen finally got to meet some more of her cousins, and spent some time being cuddled by Aunt Nancy. Right after lunch we packed the girl up, and headed north, back to McPherson. What a great Thanksgiving, made even better because of our happy girl!
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| Trying on her pink cowboy boots! |
Today Tamie and I put up our Christmas tree and holiday decorations. Which basically means, I push and pull totes out of the shed while Tamie fills the house with Christmas decor. Gwen is looking forward to some doctor visits next week. Next Monday, the 5th, Gwen goes back for another Upper GI test to see how she's digesting her food. Thursday the 8th is another big day with Gwen's two month doctor check up. Tamie and I are excited to see how Gwen's GI test goes and to see how our little girl checks up with the doctor.
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| Gwen's checklist is normally done every three hours! |
We'll leave you with that for the week, hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!
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| It's to COLD out! |
