Thanksgiving…in rewind

So November was a tough month for the Wrights.  For us, it will go down in memory as “The Month of Infamy”, or more accurately “The Month of Illness”, because despite our best efforts, we found ourselves slammed with one malady after another.  First there was the stomach flu, followed by my thrilling emergency appendectomy, then croup (for the Little Miss) and colds (for her parents), and finally another rendezvous with the stomach flu.  Yuck.  Suffice to say, being sick so often was NOT fun.  But we survived, and are hoping that healthier times are in our future.

Nevertheless, we still managed to spend a very happy – and healthy! – Thanksgiving holiday with Nena and Pops.  We were also excited to be joined by our dear friend, Fielding, who has been a wonderful pal since our days together at Duke business school.

Here’s a photo of the Plaxico-Wright clan, about to partake in our Thanksgiving feast.  And yes, the Little Lady’s location at the table does accurately reflect her position in our family. 🙂

And the next one is with Fielding.  As you can see, The Little Miss is becoming quite the Little Prayer Warrior, and loves to say “AMEN!” before, during and after the blessing for any meal.

Thanks to Nena and Pops, the food was delicious.  The Little Miss liked it all, but most especially the dessert!  She’s a Little-Chip-Off-the-Old-Block!

Though we know this blog post is very belated, we want to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!  We hope it was a weekend full of great fun, family, friends and FOOD for you as well!

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Quiet, but still ticking…

We in the Wright abode have been a little quiet lately.  Late last week my appendix decided it was time to seek greener pastures, and so took a very dramatic exit…complete with a trip to Duke Urgent Care, followed by the Duke Emergency Room, and capped off with a lovely 2-night stay at Hotel de Duke Hospital, including a “complimentary” emergency appendectomy.  And so in the following days, with my midriff a bit lighter, I’ve been taking a little time to rest and recuperate.

Thankfully, our wonderful friends (the Actons and the Kortuses) and family (Nena and Pops) cared for the Little Miss during all of my health drama, and she has loved all of the attention.  She does become a little fussy when I’m not able to pick her up…

But she’s coping well and is still full of energy and spunk.  No matter the adversity, a personality like hers cannot be contained.  Our Little Comedian is up to her usual antics, and has done a very good job keeping her visitors entertained.

…Like the time that she decided to turn her diaper into a purse, and run around our kitchen in nothing but her birthday suit.  Good times.  She’s a hoot and we love her!

 

 

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Halloween Fun…the Prequel

Hey folks, it’s me…the Little Miss.  Or based on this year’s Halloween (read my last post), the Little Bumblebee.

Halloween was a blast because I got to party like a Little (Bumblebee) Rockstar for not just one weekend, but TWO!  That’s right…Grammie and Grandpop visited us the weekend before and threw my cousins (Ethan, Luke and Madeline) and me a spooky-fun Halloween party.

The party was so neat!  We dressed up…

Note from Mommy: Many attempts were made to get a good photo of the kids together in their costumes, however, one Little Someone could not be contained

Played games…

Hunted for and painted pumpkins…

…And then Ethan (I mean, “Captain Rex”) shot Grandpop!

Okay, I’m kidding…I just wanted to make sure you were paying attention. 🙂

But that’s not all!  Grammie and Grandpop stayed for a big sleep-over at my house and played with me all weekend.  Don’t you just love it when you have grandparents around who will satisfy your every whim and desire?!?

 

Yep, that’s the good life.

Three cheers for grandparents!  And three cheers for Halloween!

 

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