Thanksgiving at the Carlsbad Beach

Before we gorged ourselves on a delicious Turkey Dinner, Erin, Tobin and Suzanna headed for a walk at Tamarack Beach in Carlsbad. It was great fun!

Thanksgiving 2008

Thanksgiving was an awesome day. Suzanna had several bites of turkey, sweet potatoes, green beans, pumpkin pie. All sorts of delicious treats that Grandma Sue cooked up. The marshmallows that Grandma Sue put on top of the sweet potatoes caught on fire in the oven. Somehow it gave the dish an amazing flavor!

Suzanna has picked up her pace and can now run sort of. She has begun a few more bable languages that we still cannot understand but she is more passionate about what she is saying. She uses a few sign language signals for us: specifically more, milk and sleep. We are happy that we can communicate with her. She's a joy!

Sarah's Baby Shower

Now that I can no longer hide it, it was time to have a baby shower for Harrison Hughes. Hosted by Grandama Sue, Gma Chris and Paula, it was a great treat and lots of fun with brisket, quinoa, delicious chicken soup and yummy cake. It was certainly an excellent party and we are very thankful for all of the gifts Harrison received. Paula was the host of many games including guess how big Sarah is around the waist. Everyone had to estimate my girth with a piece of yarn and scissors. Tobin won but was disqualified because he has insider information. So cousin Chanel took home the prize!

At the Shower were Sarah's friends from law school:
Brandy her husband Periklis
Lisa, Erin and Paula

Sydney & Cari, mother and daughter, friends from Cardiff By the Sea

Uncle Steven and Aunt Kay Lynn

Great-Grandpa Lee

Grandparents Susan & Randy, Chris & Dave

Uncle Ryan Hughes and Uncle Scott Hughes

Cousin Justin and wife Chanel

Suzanna Walks!

Suzanna had a whole lot of "firsts" in October. I will add pictures later this week. But so I don't forget...Suzanna caught her first cold on Halloween. Her eyes were red and she was coughing so I figured I wouldn't drag her out in the Moo Cow costume Grandma Sue got for her. It's just as well, I don't need the chocolate at this point.

Her other first was a scrape and a bruise. Both healed up fine but were probably a result of her first month of walking! So far not too many accidents. She took her first few steps with Grandpa Randy and then followed up with six or so later on. We will have to post video of it soon. We also have video of her crawling.

She has a whole lot of teeth now. Four on the top and four on the bottom. She is still as jolly as ever. She likes oatmeal for breakfast with toast, bananas. Other favorite foods are apples, broccoli, peas, carrots, chicken and quinoa.

She said pig for the first time today. She can say cat, dog, dada, nana (meaning Grandma, Suzanna or Banana), and the phrase "oh yea." She can also stack three blocks. That is a summary of her skills at the moment. I'll add more if I think of them. She does like to pick up everything and pretend it's a phone. I'll have to post that video up soon. I'm hoping that is not because her mommy is on the phone all the time. Thanks for catching up! Pictures to come.