#8,9,&10

(Left to right: Grandpa Williams, Grandpa Miles, Elaina, Grandma Miles, Grandma Williams)

This year we had a very special Thanksgiving, it was the first time Elaina had both sets of Grandparents together for the big day.  Since pick-up #8 fell on the day after Thanksgiving, Elaina enjoyed showing Grandma and Grandpa Miles the process while they were staying with us.

Pick-up #9 had a surprise in store for me.  After a very trying week at school for Elaina, she actually fell asleep during the pick-up route!  I don't remember the last time she has ever taken a nap! 

On pick-up #10 (two days before Christmas) we were able to leave a surprise for our "Elaina Saves the World" project friends, our own homemade Nutella that we made from scratch the day before.

Combined total from pick-ups #8-10

Plastic bottles=134

Soda cans=162

Glass bottles=19

Juice pouches=39

Now that Christmas is past, Elaina now has my permission to access her personal cut of the profits.  The first thing thing she chose to purchase was a Mickey Mouse cookie when we went to Downtown Disney.

Her second purchase was a penguin from Sea World.  I realised I don't have a good picture of Elaina with her new penguin named Sparkles, but this one is cute.  (If you have access to my Facebook account, there is a partial picture of Sparkles on the 1-4-12 picture in the Images of 2012 folder.)