Happy Thanksgiving!

Evelyn has been enjoying her first Thanksgiving weekend. On Wednesday, we went to the Museum of Science and Industry. We saw the Christmas trees, baby chicks, and lots of other fun stuff. No Dr. Seuss though, the timing didn't work out.

On Thursday we went to Grandma and Papa's house and had a scrumptious holiday meal... Evelyn tried sweet potatoes and was not impressed. Maybe we should have tried giving her the kind with the marshmallows, nuts, and brown sugar instead of that boring puree.

On Friday Evelyn went to Ann Sather for the first time and watched her mother eat a cinnamon roll :)

We hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!

Wisconsin Weekend

Last weekend Evelyn made her first trip out of Illinois to Madison, Wisconsin to celebrate LJ and Jemree's wedding. Evelyn stuck with the plan and took a nice long nap both there and back :) She only spent a little bit of time at the party, but she enjoyed a nice afternoon in Madison.

Baby's first protest! Little did we know we were heading right into the kickoff rally for the "Recall Governor Walker" movement. 

We had lunch with Grandma, Papa, and Uncle Dan at Great Dane Brewery. 

Can't decide if this sign is reassuring or frightening...

We relaxed in the hotel for a little while, and met Great Uncle Joe and Great Aunt Kim. 

Party time!

Evelyn and Stella and their Grandmas 

All the Janowski siblings

Laughing

Here's a video of a very happy girl:

Fun with Friends

This weekend we had a group of our college friends over with their families... this was the first time all of our kids have been together. It was great to see everyone. It's also amazing to think that just a few short years ago (10 years is short, right?) we were pretty much just a bunch of kids ourselves having fun (and studying VERY hard) down in Champaign.

Asher (4 months), Lola (2 1/2), Ryan (17 months), Anabelle (3), Evelyn (5 months)

Evelyn and Anabelle

Evelyn and Asher--born 20 days apart.

5 Months!

Evelyn turned 5 months old on November 2. In the past few weeks, she has rolled belly to back (a grand total of 3 times), learned to blow raspberries, and has been passing things from hand to hand. She has also tried rice cereal and sweet potatoes, but wasn't really a fan of either.

We also packed up all of her newborn and 0-3 month clothes to make way for the 9 month stuff she's just about ready for... Here she is with the outfit she wore the day she came home from the hospital: