Thanksgiving in Virginia

We were very fortunate to spend Thanksgiving in Virginia at Aunt Maryanna and Uncle Fred's house.  I got to see my cousins, some of whom I haven't seen in years and Max met some of his cousins for the very first time.  We spent time talking, eating, cooking, playing and enjoying each other’s company.  When we were all together, there were four boys ranging from two to eight years old; Max, Luke, Ryan and Erik.  They had a great time playing together through out the week.   Thanks Aunt Maryann and Uncle Fred for inviting us, we love you. 

The Thanksgiving feast!

Max with his cousins, Ryan Erik and Luke.

A sunny Thanksgiving day.

Max and Uncle Fred.

I love wearing my sunglasses.

Hmmm, anything good to eat in here?

Max and Luke.

Max & His Best Friend Torre

When we came home from Russia, I didn't want to overwhelm Max with a dog on top of everything else that was new and exciting for him.  My friends were kind enough to keep our dog Torre at their house for a few days.  One night while Max was sleeping I went and got Torre.  Torre came into the house, went into his room, sniffed around, layed down and went to sleep.  She has been by his side ever since.  Torre is such a sweet and gentle animal; I knew she would be great with him, I didn't realize she would be by his side from the minute she met him.  She is truly a very special dog.  Here are a couple of pictures of the two of them together. 



Max and Torre playing hide-n-seek.



Occassionally we watch our friend's dog; her name is Abby.  'Abby' was one of Max's first words.  He called Torre Abby, he called the deer he saw in our backyard Abby, all animals were Abby.  Then he said his first two words together and they were 'bye bye Abby'.  From Abby he started calling Torre puppy, just recently he started calling Torre by her name, it needs a little work but Torre is no longer Abby.  Here are some pictures of Max, Torre and Abby.

Max starting to move in on Abby's bed.

Torre is always near by.

Abby gave in and let Max have her bed.

Max enjoying Abby's bed.