William went on his first road trip! A typical 5 hour drive was more like 6-7 hours. William does not like car trips we learned. He got pretty bored of sitting there and Mommy had to make faces and sing to him to try to keep him happy. It was much easier when he slept.
Our first stop was at Gran's house. The Riley's got to meet little William for the first time. Everyone was so excited to see him and were really surprised to see how big he was already!
Next, we went to Great Grandma and Grandpa's house. Grandpa and Grandma drove in from Sylva, NC and met us there. We were able to get a picture of the 4 generations and even one of 5 generations of Noell's.
We even got a picture of William on the same Razorback rug that John was on as a baby.
The Edwards / Carlson Family came to McKinney for Thanksgiving this year. Grandma and Grandpa arrived Sunday and William was so happy to see them! Before unpacking or anything, they came in to hold William. Here is how happy he was:
Will showed them how strong he's gotten. He can now not only lift his head but can lift his whole torso. If he is laying on an incline, he will lift his body and hold it. Here he is doing situps:
William has started sucking his hands all the time. A lot of the sitting up is in search for his hands :)
This week, Will sucked his upper lip. I'd never seen him do this before and I haven't seen him do it again. We barely caught it on video because he stopped as soon as I grabbed the camera.
Chris and Aubrey arrived on Tuesday. The whole family met them at George and Renee's, enjoying lots of food and booze....and Smores around the fire!
On Wednesday, we went to downtown Dallas. We stood on the grassy knoll and saw the window where Oswald stood. There were two X's in the road that marked where Kennedy was shot. We also saw the memorial created for Kennedy, but the eternal flame had been removed due to city funding.
On Thursday, we cooked Thanksgiving dinner and enjoyed it with all the Carlsons. John and I were very thankful to have the help of my mom and Aubrey to help cook and clean. Our guests were entertained with Buzz Quiz, which everyone got to partake in.
Will got some good Tummy Time on Grandpa's lap. It was so cute, we were all trying to get a picture of it.
Before Chris and Aubrey had to leave for home, they gave Will his first video game! Daddy was very happy!!!
On Friday, Will enjoyed his first Black Friday with Grandma and Mommy. The ladies in the store ooed and awwed over his cuteness!
Grandma and Grandpa had to leave early on Saturday. We were all sad to say goodbye. Grandma got to change Will's diaper one last time before she left. John and I will miss all the help we received all week!!
