Fun filled weekend of thanks

Our First Thanksgiving
(finally at home, just us, after all the meals)

Luka had actually had 3 first Thanksgivings! We celebrated Thursday with Dan's family, Friday with mine, and Sunday with some of our friends. They were all a blast and the food was delicious, especially at the Friends Thanksgiving. We are feeling the need to eat salad the rest of the week however. I tested my skills in the kitchen for a few things to add to the meals. My most successful attempts were at making the desserts for Friends Thanksgiving. I've always felt that bundt cakes were so festive, and I was given a bundt cake pan and cook book for a wedding gift, so I thought I would put it to use. I greased the heck out of the pan, flowered it and IT WAS AWESOME!!! Not one piece stuck in the pan! I made butterscotch pound cake... it was the hit! I also made Dump Cake which was super delicious, and two burbon spiked pumpkin pies. Unfortunatley the whipped cream for the pumpkin pies lacked the whisky your supposed to spike it with, but it was in the pies. It's hard to remember everything when you've got a baby and 3 desserts to get out the door on time.

Abby Grace, Luka and I cheering on the "Turkies" at Dan's family flag football game

Kids and adults get to play!!

Hanging out with Grandpa, he makes me laugh.

Can you tell who was the life of this party?

Friends Thanksgiving at Leah and Pierres house. That's Tate, Luka, Joey, and yes a sleeping Josh!
Christmas Star

On top of all the Turkies and thanks, there was a 30th birthday to celebrate too. Amy Jean Cullen Gregersen turned THIRTY! We celebrated with her on Friday night. We went to Westlake Mall to witness the debacle of the Christmas Tree lighting ceremony, (poor choir) and eat at the Elephant and Castle. It was such a fun time. Luka enjoyed being a party animal again. It was so fun to hang out and see everyone. Especially Uncle Phil and Auntie Amy. Luka really loves Phils giant arms, he hugs her like a little teddy bear and puts her to sleep. It's good practice for him and it creates the baby fever in the Gregersen house... we're all desperatly waiting for Amy to join our little mommies club.
Uncle Phils snuggly arms!Clearly she get's her party etiquette from her dad.... spits. Look at her she's a party animal!