Happy Thanksgiving! It snuck up on us this year, as I'm sure many of you can relate to. The girls were excited because they know that during Thanksgiving dinner, they would get to hang out with their cousins.
In the morning, Elvin asked them what they were thankful for...
By the afternoon, after Gabriel woke up from his daily nap, we headed off to Emily's mom's house to prep some food. We were bringing the green beans but needed to sauté them first. Gabriel, of course, wanted to watch.
At Hugh and Ruth's (Emily's brother and sister-in-law) house, everyone was gathering and the hosts were putting finishing touches on the feast. Tim, our nephew cooked the turkey by butterflying it first. It only took two hours to cook, he said, and it was delicious!
Karina was a little tired and so was pretty clingy in the beginning, especially in a new environment with so many people. She stuck around mom.
Gabriel stayed in Daddy's arms too, observing everything. While watching others cook and prepare food, he wanted a pair of tongs of his own, so Elvin found a pair laying around, washed them, and they were his for the rest of the night.
Here is Eliana getting a plate of food--turkey and mashed potatoes. She really likes turkey…too bad that we only have it once a year.
After a while, Gabriel get comfortable enough to wander around on his own...
After dinner was over, the kids ate dessert. Most of our kids don't like pie, so they stuck to ice cream.
It was a late night for our kids, so they put on jammies before we headed home.
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