Lafayette Thanksgiving

On Saturday, we headed to Lafayette to spend some holiday time with my family. Gramma Pat and Grampa Jim had come up too. Kevin hunted in the morning, then we went to Grammy's for a lunch of leftovers and visiting with her and Aunt Linda. Since Kevin and I don't host a meal, we never have leftovers, so we were happy with that option. Camden loved the apple salad and green bean casserole the best.

We went to the mall for a few hours of shopping then off to Aunt Carole and Uncle Ric's for games and more food. Camden got all kinds of fun attention from everyone, but especially her cousins LaLa and RaRa. I gave them my camera and asked them to take pictures. They got a few silly cute ones of themselves with Camden.

And then many of her escapades. Since Aunt Carole used to watch her all the time, Camden knew right where her stash of toys were. She headed for her basket of books.

Then her basket of toys.

She discovered that keys are used in a door and tried her best to lock us in.

Please note the most amazing dress Camden is wearing. She recieved it from Miss Lora, our friend in Colorado who hand made it. We got it in the mail on Friday and she HAD to wear it on Saturday. It is the most precious outfit!

Closer to bedtime, she got changed into her sleeper and still wanted to play. She loves to tickle the ivories and enjoyed looking through the music books.

And since she loves her shoes, RaRa thought she would enjoy some new rain boots. They were a little big.

She actually was giggling when she put these on, but it took us too long to find a camera and she got a little upset by the time we snapped this photo.

They captured how focused she gets on her activities. I love how she sets her mouth when she is concentrating.

It is also obvious how much she adores her cousins. The look on her face says it all.

It was a great day with my family. Kevin especially thought so, since he won EVERY game we played!