Thanksgiving weekend didn't feel quite the same without any days off for Doug and no Macy's parade and no football! But we tried to make the best of it. Gianna had a lazy morning with Mark, but later we had a delicious dinner: a cooked rotisserie chicken, homemade sweet potatoes (my favorite), instant mashed potatoes, Stove Top stuffing brought from the US by Grandma, and apple crisp. Not quite like home, but delicious anyway!
On Friday morning our friends (our only friends in Munich!) came over to meet Mark and play with Gianna. Lauren and Gianna played great together (they don't always do that) and they looked especially cute on the couch together. Lauren loves to touch Gianna's hair.

On Saturday we made our first visit to the Munich Christmas markets. They are very cool. Lots of things to buy and to eat and almost as much drinking involved as Oktoberfest (only this time it's spiced wine instead of beer). One of the markets we visited had some cool things for kids. Gianna really enjoyed seeing all the displays.

And of course, Mark was around for all the festivities, so here are a few cute pictures of him: yawning and chilling. He's huge, on his one week birthday he weighed 9 lbs already!