Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from the Villanedas!

Let the Holiday Madness Begin

While I won't get my decorations put up or break out the Christmas music until after Thanksgiving, I see nothing wrong with getting some shopping done a bit early. That's what we did yesterday, and it was super fun to shop for our little boy. It'll be a small Christmas this year. We got him some books and a cute musical sea-turtle toy. It was a lot of fun taking him to the mall though and letting him watch everything that was going on. He even got to meet Santa!

He did really well. He wasn't upset or anything, and Santa was really great. (Believe it or not, the beard was actually real!) 

Last night was also our first date night since Emmett came. We have just been so busy and money has been tight, that it unfortunately hasn't been possible for us to go until now. We went to Cafe Rio and then went to see Breaking Dawn, Part 1. That was my least favorite of the Twilight books, but I have to admit that the movie was pretty good. More exciting than the book for sure.

Now it's time for me to come down off of my Christmas shopping high and focus on Thanksgiving. I'm definitely looking forward to the food! (But that might just be because I haven't eaten breakfast yet and I'm hungry.)

Thank You Veterans

My dad is a veteran combat medic who served in Bosnia and two tours in Iraq. While in Iraq, he received the Bronze Star for actions and training that saved lives. He has since suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which has seriously impacted his life, and my mom's. We're proud of him for his sacrifice.

In honor of that and in honor of Veteran's Day, I wanted to post this picture of my dad meeting his grandson for the first time ever. He was undergoing a treatment for PTSD at the time Emmett was born and wasn't able to meet him until a couple of weeks later. We surprised him by taking Emmett to the airport to pick him up when he came home.

Thank you Veterans!