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Our Thanksgiving week was everything we hoped it would be: Fun and EXTREMELY relaxing!  My parents, aka Grandma Nana and Grandpa Papa, came to visit for the whole week, and then my childhood best friend Stacy and her husband Dan (who now live close to us) stayed with us for a couple days, including Thanksgiving day. It was so fun to have them all with us!! We spent some time at Mall of America before taking Grandma and Grandpa home from the airport. We stayed there several hours before taking an icy, snowy drive home. The boys had a blast being with their grandparents. I was especially excited because I got a much needed break from Tanner. As I mentioned in an earlier post, he has been exhibiting a lot of anxiety lately. It has been extremely challenging for me. We are working with doctors and therapists to see what is really going on inside that little mind of his. Family cuddle fest!! Even though Dallin is already 18 months at Thanksgiving, he is still my baby! Jeremy and Papa sp...

November was a month filled with a lot of challenges, cold weather, and luckily just enough fun experiences to keep us hangin in there before Thanksgiving. We enjoyed a party at my friend Ajulu's house. She is from Ethiopia, so we got to eat lots of yummy African food! Dallin had a book buddy at the party. We played with the chalkboard for a few days. Did lots of playing in the basement. This kid is so cute! The boys mopped with Jeremy. Tanner made this robot, but was not pleased with it because according to him, it didn't "look right." I took the boys to the St Paul Children's Museum with my friend Stacy. We loved it. The day of the Children's Museum marked the first day Jeremy was gone for two weeks. First, he went to St Louis for work. He got to go to this hockey game. He came home for one evening before heading off to Sacramento for Grandma Ginny's funeral. He grew this beard for almost 3 weeks as part of the No Shave November challenge with some frien...