My First Turkey Day

Wednesday night we left for my first turkey day which was spent in Sioux Falls, SD. After being told numerous times at the Newark airport by old women how cute I was, my mom thinks I'm bound and determined to have a suger momma. She keeps telling me that I need to aim for a younger woman, at least one that doesn't have dentures and wears depends. Although I find some comfort in a woman who has no teeth like me, I think my mom is right and I'll stick to the younger chicks that haven't lost any teeth yet.

The flight itself was good as I slept most of the way, however stepping off the plane in Minnesota for our layover made me really happy that I live by the beach...it was FREEZING! After warming up with a nice stroll through MSP airport, I was finally able to meet Mike and Amy who were really nice. Plus, they're Viking fans (like dad and me). We took some pictures, mom and dad had dinner...actually mom had dinner standing up since I had no interest in sitting around watching the four of them eat. Afterwards, it was back through security to catch our 10:45 pm flight. I slept through this plane ride also and mom got me up again... Hello, do people not realize that this is my bed time??!!

After getting off the plane again in some cold Antarctic land, Aunt Lori was at the airport waiting for us. This was a very small airport that took no time to get our bags. Then I got bundled up, placed in a strange carseat that I was not fond of because it was not mine!! After a ride down a dirt road we wound up at Aunt Lori’s house. Needless to say, I was exhausted and fell right into bed, to only wake my parents up at 3:30 as all that traveling made me hungry; you may recall I didn't eat dinner with my parents.

The next day we work up and I met my cousins Danny and Bryce, and my Uncle Mike. Danny is 3 and runs all over the place. Bryce is a big boy; he is the same age as my cousin Ellen but about twice her size. But then again I am pretty big too (more to come on that in my posting on the weekend in general). Danny is really nice, he talked and played with me. Bryce is very quiet except when he gets mad. Sometimes he did not like sharing with me, especially his high chair. After hanging out with the Bangasser's, we left for Thanksgiving with Grandma and Grandpa Kappenman. We drove to Uncle Todd and Aunt Barb’s and surprised my cousin Anna who is 9. When mommy, daddy and I walked in she turned and looked at us in utter shock!! She was very excited to see us!! Anna is also very nice. We played, ate and celebrated in true T-day fashion. Although I wasn't able to eat any turkey, all that turkey around me made me fall asleep in my high chair.

That night, we went back to Aunt Lori's and had dinner...again! Mommy ate way too much! Daddy said he can never eat too much. At Aunt Lori’s I got to meet Great Grandma and Grandpa Johnsrud and my namesake - my uncle Jeremy Thad. The picture of the week is with my Uncle Jeremy. I loved staring at him and his hairline, wondering whether I'll be bald for the rest of my life! I've been told at one time he had more hair; i'm hopeful. Great Grandma is a really good rocker; she does it every week at the hospital for little babies in the NICU. I enjoyed sitting with my Great Grandma and rocking it out. I was very tuckered by the end of the day. All in all, it was a good turkey day, but I have to say I can't wait until next year when I can actually eat the turkey!