Thanksgiving Week

Ignore the fact that he is wearing the same sweater in these pictures as he was in the previous post!  I guess it was a good buy!  

Daddy was able to stay home all week this week.  So we took advantage of him being home with us.  We decorated the house for Christmas, finished the Christmas lights outside, went to the zoo, and then headed out of town for Thanksgiving!

The week started off at the zoo.  We had so much fun because Barrett is starting to interact with us when he sees the animals.  The monkeys were all out and ready to play (we usually catch them during their nap time), and Barrett pointed to each one to make sure we saw them all!

Where'd the Monkeys Go?

Too Distracted by the Animals to Get a Good Picture with Daddy

Pointing to the Giraffes 

Then we headed to College Station to spend Thanksgiving with Gamma, Poppy, Uncle Kyle, and Aunt Lindsey and Uncle Chris.  They all loved watching him play and show off his new skills.  He's so close to taking off and walking on his own, and he got LOTS of practice this week at Gamma and Poppy's house!

Only Picture We Actually Took on Thanksgiving Day!

On Saturday we all headed back to Dallas for Papa Fred's 80th Birthday Party.  Barrett just met Papa Fred for the first time earlier this week, and getting to see him twice in one week was just the icing on the cake.  

Gamma's whole family was there ... and that meant lots of kids for Barrett to play with!  The party room was huge, so there was definitely room to play.  Barrett is one of the younger kids ... only 2 of them can't walk yet.  But he wanted to go play with the big kids so badly!!! 

By the end of the night he had enough courage to take about 15 steps at a time.  That's the farthest he's ever gone without toppling over.  I think watching all the other kids play was just the motivation he needed.  (I better finish baby proofing the house ... and FAST!)

The Barrett Kids with Mom

The Whole Barrett Family ... That Was In Attendance 

(Uncle Chris had to work!)

Arnold Cousins 

I may have been like 7 the last time we took a picture like this!

And a Picture With the Birthday Boy Himself!

We had a GREAT Thanksgiving Week!  And I know it was just a warm up for things to come.  We are looking forward to the Christmas Season and experiencing it all with our favorite Little Elf!