Thanksgiving 2012

I can hardly believe it, but this was our second Thanksgiving as a family of four which means all the holiday firsts are over.  Both kids have been home for upward of twelve months, so we have experienced an entire cycle of annual celebrations together.

Last weekend, we had a wonderful time with our dear friends who own The Burr House Bed and Breakfast in Northern Ohio.  They invited us for an early Thanksgiving and we gladly accepted.  They let us have our pick of all the rooms and then told us to rearrange the room however we needed to make it work for our family.  So, we blew up an air mattress, pushed the twin beds further apart to fit it in-between them, put up a toddler bed rail at the foot end and voila, we had a safe place for Rex to sleep while we each had a comfy bed.  Emilia had her pack'n play, so she was snug as a bug, too.

We spent our early Thanksgiving weekend talking, playing, shopping, cooking, reading, walking, watching TV, sleeping, fire side chatting, and of course, eating.  It's so nice to get away from home every once in a while and reconnect with old friends.

Little Amadea (and don't steal that name from me, I might use it some day)
couldn't get enough of playing the piano

Men around the fire

Our Thanksgiving at home on Thursday was very low key.  Craig's sister and our nephews came over and we enjoyed our non-traditional traditional feast of ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, green bean casserole, rolls, grilled sweet potatoes, and brownie hot fudge sundaes.  We watched some football and were so happy to see the cousins playing together in our sensory basement.  Even Rex got into the action with a game called Rexing Ball where Rex was being pushed around in the cuddle swing in every which direction and his cousins had to avoid getting (w)rexed.  I cannot tell you how many crazy giggles and shrieks of excitement this game caused in all participants.

Emilia had so much fun with her cousins and brother, too, when she was swinging and they were pretending to be knocked over by her.  Here's a little video of it:

http://youtu.be/7S5x_2pCveY

I am so thankful for all of these wonderful children, for their laughter ringing through our home, and for all that is yet to come in their lives.