First Thanksgiving

Kaitlyn's first Thanksgiving was a very busy day. We kicked off the day by driving to San Jose for a Thanksgiving brunch with Gramma Cutforth. Kaitlyn enjoyed hanging out, playing on the floor with Gramma and sleeping in Gramma's arms. She seemed oblivious to Baji (the cat), although Baji seemed a little jealous of all the attention Kaitlyn was getting and needed to make her presence known (see picture below). After a few hours of eating and playing, it was time to move on to our next destination.

We headed to Fremont for Thanksgiving dinner with Shawnna's family (Grandma & Grandpa Pride, Uncle Mike, Amanda, Uncle Dan, Aunt Gayle, Cousins Heidi & Mark, Uncle Bill and Aunt Lois). From the moment we arrived, it was a game of pass the baby. Everyone got their turn (more than once) and Kaitlyn seemed to handle it very well. She did some playing on the floor and showed off her rolling ability. Grandpa Pride had the video camera rolling most of the time to capture it all on film. Kaitlyn barely fussed at all until the end of the evening between dinner and dessert. She finally reached her limit of fun and needed to recharge her batteries. We quickly finished dessert, loaded her into the car and she slept all the way home. She woke up just long enough to drink a bottle and was out for the night. It was a long day for a baby, but I think she enjoyed seeing everyone.