thanksgiving dinner

I look forward to Thanksgiving all year long - my family has a long standing tradition of having dinner at my Uncle Heidar and Aunt Anne's house (you may have heard me say "Molly, Tim, and Lou's house"). The food is outstanding and plentiful - we eat until we can't move anymore and laugh our heads off talking about the "old days". It's times like this that I'm reminded that I have the best family in the world. It is the most diverse group of smart, funny, caring, ambitious, hip, and headstrong people in the world. I'm so fortunate to have them in my life and I'm so happy that Aiden and Sky will have them in their lives growing up.

We always have a huge crowd for Thanksgiving. We typically have multiple tables. I'm glad to say, I have not made it to the "adult table". As matter of fact, sometimes we have two tables - the "adult table" and then the second level "adults" - me, I'm still in the "basement" group. We sit on the floor, in front of the TV watching football and cracking jokes.




One source of amusement is watching my cousins squirm as my uncle look around the room for a volunteer to say grace. As soon as the subject of saying grace comes up, it seems everyone is busy or just avoiding eye contact. It's not that we're not thankful or spiritual people, it's that fear of others (cousins) making you laugh inappropriately while you're saying a prayer.



There's Aiden with Molly. This little guy LOVES to be around family...I think it has something to do with all of the attention that he gets.

Little Sky had a terrible cold and the congestion made her very uncomfortable and cranky so she stayed home with my mom. I really missed not having her there with us but I think she was better off at home going to bed on time.