Thanksgiving 2012

We are so thankful for our sweet turkey blessings this year.  Both of them!  Thanksgiving Day, 2012, was busy (as usual) but extra special, as it was our first Thanksgiving with baby Canaan.  First, we headed to Aunt Michelle, Uncle Mark, and Nathan's house, in Bowling Green, to celebrate with our White family.   Why do I look forward to the food for days ahead of time?

 Catching up with family is always so special.  The delicious food is just the icing on the cake.  Aunt Michelle is the hostess with the mostest.  Her house looked gorgeous. 

Sweet Canaan definitely got a little spoiled on Thursday.  He was held all.day.long. by various family members.  Then on Friday, the first time I tried to lay him down to do laundry or pick up the house, you can imagine what he did.  SCREAM!  Oh well, it was worth every minute of cuddle time!

We don't normally change clothes between our family get-togethers but Miss Hadley got pretty dirty at the White's Thanksgiving.  The 70 degree temps lured the kiddos outside to the trampoline and swingset for a few hours.  For supper, we headed to Auburn to eat with my mom's side of the family, the Hughes'.

My mom and dad, and Justin's mom and dad are EACH one of five or six children.  So we both have VERY large extended families.  I always thought that I wanted a large family, too, but when you don't get your start until age 30, that makes it a little more difficult.  I am thankful that God knows what is best for me!  All I know is that I'm am unbelievably thankful for the two I have been given.

Cousin's Amelia and Meredith got a little Canaan lovin' during our visit.  At the Hughes', we all have certain sections that we sit in to eat.  We gave ourselves those groups, by the way.  My group sits at the kitchen table, where all the food is and we are always in everyone else's way.  Well, Meredith and I are specifically because the desserts are right behind us.  We say our group is the group that likes to "catch up."  Which is totally code for gossip.  We sure have had LOTS of laughs at that table, over the years.  So much to be thankful for, this year!  One being precious family time.  Happy thanksgiving everyone!