Holiday Recap: Thanksgiving 2011

Since Lucie decided to be our Thanksgiving turkey instead of our Halloween pumpkin, the holidays kind of snuck up on me a little! We didn't get around to reading all of my Thanksgiving favorites, but we did manage to make our hand print turkeys and at least read the Thanksgiving
story! But even with our two-week old turkey, we had a very special Thanksgiving, celebrating Lucie and Zoe's very first Thanksgivings!






Highlights of this Thanksgiving were:


Sophie's Thanksgiving feast at FCA - We are just crazy about Sophie's school, and I am so thankful that even though part of schooling is at home, that she is able to experience more traditional "school" experiences like a Thanksgiving feast. She was an adorable pilgrim, and apparently the feast (prepared by the kids) was pretty good because Will couldn't get enough "friendship soup!" We brought two little native
Americans of our own, not to mention an adorable pilgrim baby!














The kids' Thanksgiving skit at Patti-Grams and Tato's (This was our first go at this, but a tradition we definitely want to continue). Sophie was a Puritan,
Zoe and Will were native Americans, and Lillie was a turkey! They were hilarious!





Zoe being able to eat Thanksgiving turkey! Since she had been on a mostly liquid (with only very soft foods) diet since her surgery, Zoe will getting super hungry! I couldn't stand the thought of her not tasting turkey on her first Thanksgiving. We were so thankful that she was cleared to eat a just a little, so she was able to enjoy her first Thanksgiving feast!


Our midnight run to Target with the four big kids all home with Tato! (Another tradition, I think should continue!) I have no photos of this one, but let's just say when we finally returned in the wee hours of the morning, all three of the big girls were in bed with Tato and I don't think a whole lot of sleeping had gone on!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, with oh-so-much to be thankful for this year! Patti-Grams and Tato's house was messy and loud, full of crafts and crumbs and the sounds of laughing and crying at nearly all hours of the day. But we were thankful to be all together, with two more added to our number and blessings overflowing. At the end of the long weekend, we were full of great food and memories, and we were ready to start the celebrating the Christmas season.














Our tired little turkey!

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