Thanksgiving, Christmas Lights, & a Mariachi Band

Olivia had a couple of big days last week. Thanksgiving was spent with my family, so she spent the day being passed around to whomever was quick enough to grab her next. She was definitely a hot commodity. She was also popular when we took her to my friend Kristin's mom's house. Watching kids is one of her favorite pastimes, so she had a great time interacting with Kristin's 3 children. The next night we met my friend Barb and her niece downtown to watch the Christmas lights on the City and County Building get turned on. We've found Olivia to be unbelievably cooperative even in less than ideal conditions. Even though it was seriously cold, she maintained her easy-going attitude. Yale ended up taking her to the car because we were worried she was just trying to be polite and wasn?t letting us know just how cold she really was. After the lighting ceremony was over, we headed to El Noa Noa for some Mexican food. Olivia got a big kick out of watching the mariachi band play. Barb was holding her when the band played near our table. Barb found Olivia was most content when she could still see her parents but also watch the guitar players. It was pretty funny to see her head whip around every so often to make sure Yale and I hadn?t gone anywhere. The band even played Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star for her. We were bummed that we forgot to bring the camera to capture this moment.