Happy Thanksgiving! (The Extended Version)

Lorelei loved the parade! Watching the parade Thanksgiving morning has been a tradition from both our families and continues with us. Lorelei knew many more of the balloon characters this year and is also into marching bands (and so much quieter on t.v. than in person), so it was a big hit. She kept saying "Snoopy! Snoopy!" and also loved Mickey Mouse and of course the Sesame Street gang. She spent some time in her sandbox that morning as well. Can't go a day without it! :)





And I succeeded in another year of avoiding cooking my own poultry! My grand plan of inviting people for Thanksgiving and then coercing them into cooking the turkey for us is working wonderfully! Who wants to do it next year? :) Heather made her first solo turkey (she made one a couple years back with a friend) and it turned out wonderfully. We ended up eating a late lunch after nap, in hopes that everyone would enjoy it that much more. We had plenty of crackers and cheese and shrimp to munch on all morning so had no problem waiting.




Makin enjoyed his first Thanksgiving by eating...formula...yum yum! We assured him next year it would be much more exciting. :)

And the day was filled with much picture taking (when you have two picture taking junkies like Heather and myself, it is inevitable) so we got some wonderful shots. We also made an attempt to get Lorelei into the pushing-the-button-on-the-self-timer-and-running-into-the-pictures thing in hopes of some good family shots in the future. She had fun, but will need to work on her button-pushing skills. :)



And it wasn't complete with out pumpkin pie! Had to do our little rhyme. :)




We missed all of the rest of our wonderful families! We are so thankful to be blessed with such wonderful family and friends and two beautiful children. :) Happy Thanksgiving!