That night, we took some family pictures for our Christmas card (the one here was the winner). And other than that, we just played with Alexa and hung out at home.
We did try to get Chloe to wear Alexa's hat for her Christmas card photo, but I never got a good shot. Here is Alexa kissing me through the sliding glass door - too cute!
The Wednesday night before Thanksgiving there is always a mini Perry High School reunion at Sammy K's (a local bar). Paul, Dan, and I went up there for a few hours. It was so nice to catch up with everyone!! Below is me with one of my childhood & to-this-day BFFs, Lindsey. And another picture of me with Katie, Linds, and Kristin.
On Thursday morning, Auntie helped get Alexa ready for her solo photo shoot for the Christmas card.
I got out-voted (I liked the one above best), but Dan, Mom, & Danielle all chose the one on the bottom left.
Alexa loves playing with her Auntie. She sits on her tummy and says "bounce bounce!"
My parents welcomed a ton of people to their house on Thanksgiving! It was really great to see extended Gachuk family members :-) Alexa had a blast playing with Austin & Jaden (my cousin Nancy's children).
My Aunt Denise & cousin Angela hanging out after dinner. Dan has a serious problem taking non-serious pictures ;-) At least Danielle looks pretty (well, minus the bunny ears).
That night Noni and Papa lit their outdoor lights so Alexa Rose could see them - she just kept asking them to "touch."
Noni and Alexa dancing (I'm sure to Red High Heels). The awesome turkey pumpkin Nancy carved.
Alexa playing with Sofia, our family friend, Mark's daughter. They had fun doing puzzles and sorting shapes!
On Friday night, Danielle, Mom, and I went to see Wicked at Playhouse Square. We got dressed up, went downtown, enjoyed coffee at Starbucks, and then went to the musical. It was a really fun Girls' Night :-) Wicked was AMAZING - it really gives you a different perspective to Wicked Witch of the West, and I'm sure the Wizard of Oz will never be the same for me (in a good way).
Ah, my favorite Thanksgiving weekend tradition from my childhood (that I have missed so much the past 5 years that we have not spent Thanksgiving in Perry) - TOWER CITY!!! We go down to Tower City to see various characters (including Frosty, Nutcracker, and Kris Kringle), do some shopping, drink Caribou Coffee, eat at Hard Rock Cafe, and see the lights in Public Square. It was a wonderful family day!
Here is Auntie & Alexa with Frosty, and Papa building Alexa a house while we waited to see Kris Kringle.
Alexa was very interested in the foam blocks, but even more enamored with Kris Kringle (they did not call him Santa - and clearly he did not wear a read suit).
Noni & Alexa waiting outside of Hard Rock Cafe. We discovered that Alexa likes oranges!
Dad, Paul, and me. Dan, Danielle, and Mom.
The best sibs picture we got because Paul was goofing around (and Danielle & I laughing in the other 4 pics). Noni, Alexa, & Papa at Hard Rock Cafe.
Alexa refused to look at the camera for a picture with Daddy & Mommy. Note her outfit change from earlier in the day - yeah, she had a diaper explosion when she was meeting Kris Kringle. LOVE LOVE LOVE that we got such a great whole group photo because these are the most important people in my life :-)
I love Alexa's kisses ♥ Alexa with her godparents, almost a year to the day since she was baptized!
Bundled up to see the lights in Public Square.
After seeing the lights, we went back inside and danced while some lounge-singer types sang Christmas music.
Dancing with Mommy, and a shoulder ride from Daddy!
We really did have a great Perry-cation thanks to my parents, brother, and sister! As always, I am thankful that Dan is willing to spend so much time at my parents' house. I feel so blessed that he loves and gets along with my family (and vice versa). I'm grateful for all of the love and attention my family showers Alexa with. She is such a great little girl and loves spending time with all of them as much as I do!!
On a side note, I couldn't NOT have a picture of Alexa with the man in the red suit. So I took her to see Santa at Tuttle Mall when we got back from Perry. She was not scared of him (or Kris Kringle) at all. I was pleasantly surprised to not have a screaming child with Santa picture!!
Well, our heat pump is broken so I'm waiting for the fifth company to arrive to give me an estimate on a new furnace and heat pump, ugh :-/ Will try to get another post updated soon with all that we've been up to this December! Ciao.
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