Our son handled the flight there pretty well and we even managed to give him a little nap (even though it was interrupted prematurely by the pilot deciding to share on the loudspeaker that he was indeed still planning to take us to Las Vegas). Neil gave us a ton of smiles and cuddles during the flight that we really enjoyed. He's also learning how to talk and tell stories, but we haven't figured out how to teach him that places like airplanes and church meetings are for quiet time and inside voices, not telling stories at max volume.
For our week in Las Vegas we stayed with Mr. D's sister's family and enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast at his grandparent's home. We also took a trip to The Strip to check out the botanical gardens at the Bellagio. That week David got some sort of stomach bug so we also spent a lot of time around the house taking it easy.
Although we didn't feed Neil any of the Thanksgiving feast, for the past couple weeks we have been giving him his first solids such as bananas and rice cereal. The first time we gave Neil solids he thought it was hilarious that mom and dad were putting stuff on a spoon into his mouth that tasted a lot like formula but obviously wasn't food because it wasn't in a bottle. Now he has figured out how to swallow and we are enjoying teaching him about food.
After spending time with Mr. D's family we drove up to St. George area so that we could say hello to my grandparents and see my uncle and his family. It has been pretty special getting to share to our grandparents their namesake great grandson. We are thankful for our family and hope you had a good Thanksgiving celebrating with yours too.
Love,
-Mr. D and Mrs. M
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