Thanksgiving

Our little man got dressed up on Thanksgiving Day.

Family Photo

We had an excellent Thanksgiving this year, so many things for which to be thankful. We spent Thanksgiving Day and night at Ruben's parents. His sister and new beau also came down from Seattle and were able to be with us. It was a nice day. Plus, when we got back home we still had time to make a second Thanksgiving dinner - this one was just for the three of us. It included a delicious ham from our pig (Paul), an amazing sweet potato dish that ended up tasting like pie filling, made from scratch green bean casserole (even down to the tiny fried scallions on top) and homemade rolls (Barb's buns, if you will). Our first Thanksgiving this year was good, but the second one was even better.  

Here's Gabriel trying to help Maximus get his ball from under the chest.

 On Friday before leaving Portland we met up with my wonderful friend, Julia, and brought Maximus home with us for a couple of nights. Our time with him could not have gone better. He and Gabriel got along fabulously. There has been much laughter and squealing in our home the last couple of nights. It's been a great holiday weekend. I hope all of my loved ones have felt as blessed as I have this Thanksgiving.