Thankful.
So much to catch up on – look who’s back!
My sister Sarah spent the summer with us out here in Seattle, and this was her first time back out here since she headed back to school this summer. It’s so fun to have her here again!
After spending all summer long dealing with my pregnant craziness, she was so excited to finally get to meet the man behind the bump. They sized each other up upon arrival…
And then all three of us headed to one of our favorite Seattle spots – the Ballard farmers market.
Our main mission was to pick up as much of our Thanksgiving spread as possible from local farmers and vendors.
I was so excited to see fresh cranberries! These were local to Washington, and so beautiful and crisp.
Potatoes for mashing…
And carrots for roasting…
I love my cute little family of three. It’s so nice to be able to strap Cullen on, bundle him up, and walk with him wherever we go.
We came to the market a lot this past summer, and it was fun to be back with my favorite summer sidekick.
Not to mention my two favorite boys.
The rest of our holiday week has involved a lot of snuggling.
And smiling.
And on Monday, the rest of our crew arrived! My big sister, Rebecca, flew all the way from Connecticut to Seattle with her husband, Sam, and my adorable nephew, Jonah. This was their first time meeting Cullen, and the first time the baby boys would be together! We were all so excited for their introduction. Cullen was a bit overwhelmed…
The past few days have been non-stop torrential rain, but during the brief periods of relief we suited up in our Ergos and explored the neighborhood.
Jonah is SO much bigger than he was the last time I saw him in August, and I can’t believe that Cullen will be this big in just a few short months! He is such a precious little guy, and I couldn’t stop harassing him with kisses.
I feel so lucky and blessed that Cullen will have a cousin just four months older than him. I hope they become great friends, and can’t wait to watch them grow together.
All the excitement was a bit much for him.
For the past few days, our house has been filled with family, food, dogs, babies, naps, and everything else that Thanksgiving should be.
I could not possibly be more thankful this year.
I love love the picture with Casey holding Cullen outside. Made me smile!
sounds like a great family-filled thanksgiving! and that’s great the the cousins will be close in age, all my cousins are much older or younger, although I babysat the younger ones quite a bit!
Jonah and Cullen are adorable! It’s crazy how big a 5 month old looks compared to a newborn! So glad you got to spend the holiday with your family. Looks like a great time :)
Growing up all of my cousins were more than a decade older than me so I’m totally jealous of how close these two adorable cousins are. The picture of the two of them is so freaking awesome! I can see so many different captions in my head.
What a nice mix of people! I bet that really helped make the Thanksgiving feastivities special :)
My cousin’s little boy is six years old, but I feel like he was just born last month. It definitely goes by fast! Cullen is adorable and I’m sure will only continue to get more so as time goes on : ) Thanks for the sourdough stuffing recipe, made it yesterday and loveddd it!
I love the picture of the two little cousins together for the first time! Cute!*
What a wonderful holiday! Our 2 week old has been a little over-stimulated by it all, but I am glad he got to meet so many family members.
Your pictures make me want to brave our Ergo and head out to explore with the baby. :)
Hi,
Did your Mom come out and spend thanksgiving with you too?
aw! looks like a great thanksgiving! :)
love that you got so much stuff from the farmers market!
Lovely post – and I’m jealous that your farmers market is still up and running! Ours are pretty much shut down at this point :(
Aww I’m glad so much of your family (including the littlest members!) got to spend Thanksgiving together. All of my cousins and I are very close in age, and I think that’s definitely played a role in how close we are.
I wish I would’ve had an Ergo when my little one was a baby. That looks like the way to travel. :)
How cute is that family photo of the three of you?! Adorable. I’ll have to check out the Ballard Farmer’s Market one of these days. I just “discovered” downtown Ballard (so cute), and specifically, Cupcake Royale. I’m not sure if they do vegan cupcakes, but it’s such a fun place if you ever get to check it out!
Looks like a great holiday <3
Your baby is a week ahead of mine! I love checking out your posts and see what the near future holds in store for us. Congrats on your beautiful family.
What a beautiful family indeed. Thank you for sharing so many great photos.