We have so many reasons to be thankful in 2012 – and we celebrated our thanks by going to Bend with my parents. It was a weekend of food (lots of food), time with family, playing with the kids and relaxing. Oh, and sickness… but we won’t dwell on that.
Our thanksgiving dinner was delicious with a ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing, brussel sprouts, glazed carrots, homemade rolls, pumpkin pie and the rest of the fixings. It was actually a group effort between all of us to get dinner on the table and keep the kids entertained. In fact, that seemed to be the theme of the holiday – a group effort to juggle cooking, relaxing and playing with the kiddos.
Have I mentioned how thankful I am for my parents? Yep, they’re pretty great. And not just because they own a beautiful house in Bend that they let us use… yep, pretty thankful for the house too.
The sickness? Yeah, Sammy had a runny nose over the weekend. We thought it was teething since he was chewing on his fingers and drooling. Then Clare started sneezing, and finally Grandma got it. It made for some cranky kids, some sleep deprived parents, and now a sick Grandma. I guess it’s a reminder to be thankful when our health is good.
