Thanksgiving was in St. Louis for us this year, so for Attia's first Thanksgiving we packed up our bags, the baby, and the dog, and headed down I-70 to join my family for the holiday festivities.
When we arrived Wednesday night we met up with my Mom and Dennis for an Imo's dinner at the house that I grew up in. They have recently moved to their newly remodeled home, but we were meeting at the old house so that I could see it one last time before they sell it. They have fixed up every inch of it and will be putting it on the market soon. It's sad to see it go! We didn't have long to visit before Attia needed to get to bed, but it was great to see them and the house, and my old neighbor Janis Freeman who came down to see us. And of course the Imo's was delicious!
The next day was Thanksgiving at my dad's house with Drew, Karen, and the Evans gang. We had a delicious afternoon feast, and even Attia had some mashed potatoes and turkey. She is used to eating potatoes, so that was no problem for her, but she wasn't so sure about the turkey. She hasn't quite mastered chewing yet :-). We had a lot of fun visiting with everyone, and Attia enjoyed getting to meet everyone for the first time! So many new faces!
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| Cooks preparing a feast |
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| The festive table toppers |
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| Pass the turkey! |
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| Enjoying a carrot |
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And some mashed potatoes.
Notice the turkey on the floor :-) |
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| Joining the grown-ups at the big table. |
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| Bouncing on Wanda |
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| Hanging with Opa, Nelly, and Dennis |
In the evening, Drew, my dad, and I went over to see Granny Sue, Aunt Rose, Shirley, Uncle Ding, and Aunt Shelly for a second Thanksgiving. Everyone was dying to meet Attia, but unfortunately she goes to bed early and after a busy day she was ready for dinner and sleep instead of meeting more people. I'm really glad that we got to go see everyone, but I wish Attia would have been able to make it too! We need to introduce her to her Great Granny Sue and everyone else soon!
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| The girls |
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| Granny Sue, Aunt Rose, Me, Shirley, Drew |
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| Aunt Shelly & Uncle Ding |
On Friday we returned to Lawrence, but before we left we met at my mom & Dennis's house for breakfast. Unfortunately my mom had an encounter with some shelves not long before we arrived so she wasn't feeling the best. She was happy to see Attia though, and we got to see their new house for the first time. Everything that they have done looks really nice! My grandma (Granny) was able to join us over there also, so Attia got to meet her Great Granny for the first time!
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| Uncle Drew, Attia, Me, Great Granny |
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| Attia, Me, Nana |
We wished we could stay longer but duties called and we had to get back. One good thing about getting back earlier though, was that we were able to get our Christmas decorations up! I took care of things inside while Austin took care of lights outside and we had all of the Christmas stuff ready to go by Dec. 1. Christmas here we come!
Happy Holidays!
