Thanksgiving and cousins and Christmas
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 10:08AM Thursday morning Davyn asked, "so when does Thanksgiving start?" Well, the whole day is Thanksgiving, so it already started. The answer clearly did not satisfy. So he asked again. And again. And with each repeated explanation, he grew more and more annoyed.
The boy finally found satisfaction when I changed my answer to: Thanksgiving starts when we get to Grandma's house.
Perfect.
Grandma Kay and Papa definitely know how to entertain kids. With chickens and turtles, climbing trees and a huge backyard, it's one of my boys' favorite places to be. With a quiet backroom for sleeping babies and a napping couch for tired moms in the upstairs theatre room, I wasn't complaining either.
The food was delicious, and we enjoyed a relaxing day with Jim's family.
I never think to take family shots, but saw this on Shanon's blog and stole it (thanks!) because it perfectly encapsulates my biggest Gratitude. I love these four humans I get to call mine!
On Saturday we enjoyed all of the Hendrix cousins. Since JoDee was visiting from Utah, Megs came up from Tucson and we had a cousins party/Christmas gift exchange. Imagine 17 cousins ages 16 to 1 (but mostly 5-8) in my house. What you're imagining is Chaos. But I still love seeing them all together. Andersyn helped me make the decorations for this cake we made for that night.
I love spending time with my sisters and mom. The only humans in the world who can get me to wake up at 2:30 a.m. on Friday morning to shop. They not only make me laugh, but they always manage to inspire me with ideas that make my life better.
After writing this, here's my vow for Christmas/December: more pictures!
Davyn, Thanksgiving, cake, family
Reader Comments (6)
Love the family photo too. Jim looks so much like his dad in that particular picture--and I really love your hair. You look beautiful!