After visiting Brian's family, we ventured to Minneapolis, so Brian could meet up with college buddies and go to the Iowa-Minn game and Laura could see some of her good college friends.Lexi was in her glory at Suzanne and Reese's house, where we spent most of the day besides a shopping trip. They have more toys that any kid could find in a Toys R Us, and Lexi played with them all. One of her favorites was the indoor slide, which she spent a lot of time going down. She even figured out how to climb up by herself, which was amazing and a great PT workout!
That evening Kirstin and Jessie and crew came over. Maya, Jessie's oldest, wasn't happy when mom came to STL for a visit a few weeks back without her, so she was excited to see Lexi and hold Conner. She is going to be a great big sis for her little sister on the way in a few weeks!
Kirstin was a great sport, jumping into the bounce house with all the crazy kids. Lexi spent a lot of time in the giant bounce house. She thought it was hilarious to slide down the slide head first. We just hope she doesn't take that behavior to the playground!
We ventured up to Minnesota for Thanksgiving this year. It had been a year since we had been up there to see Brian's extended family. The 9 hour car drive went okay on both ends, and we were happy we braved it, as Conner got to meet
everyone, including Brian's grandma and brother, for the first time. It was truly a day to be thankful for our kids' health, our wonderful families, and all the blessings we have received in the last year.
We decided to decorate for Christmas a little early this year to have ample time to enjoy it. We thought Lexi would have fun helping, so tried to integrate her into the process as much as possible. We put a tree in her room that she got to help decorate, which she thought was great. 
