Happy Thanksgiving!

     The meal was masterful, but what else can you expect from a Mommy like we have in the house?  Look at Madison, her eyes glued to the turkey!   But I'm getting ahead of myself...It was Madison's second Thanksgiving with us, and we slowly rose from our beds, about to tackle the day.  First thing, we walked next door to Ye-Ye's and Nana's house to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (note:  the CBS footage really stinks, go with NBC).  Madison drug out all her toys, but looked up frequently as the different floats and balloons, like  giant Snoopy and Hello Kitty.  She enjoyed watching the parade - it held her attention pretty much the entire time.  Of course, Santa was a thrill for her too, although she made bigger noise about the Santa balloon halfway through the parade (my guess is that she was ready to go towards the end)! 

     We returned back to the house, where these two master chefs immediately went to work!  It was Daddy's job in the meantime to keep Madison busy.  Boy, what an agenda we had!

  1.  Play with the Nativity Set (don't forget the zebra).

  2.  Roll up and down the hall with the stuffed animals on your Winnie the Pooh car.

  3.  Don't forget the large pirate hat.

  4.  Wrestle on the floor.

  5.  Serve tea with Grandma to all the animals, lined up on the kitchen floor.

  6.  Watch Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.

  7.  Use this computer to make goofy pictures.

  8.  Run up and down the halls, screaming.

     By the time we were done with all that, we were really ready to eat!  Mommy never disappoints, either.  What a wonderful feast we had today!  It was complete with everything necessary for a Thanksgiving meal checklist:  cranberries (which Madison LOVED), turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn, gravy (of course), and Mommy's world famous butternut squash soup.  You haven't experienced life until you've had some of that soup.  There was more food than this, naturally.  The "leftover elves" will see to it our refrigerator is full for a couple more days!

     The house has been decorated so nicely.  Pictured above are our Cabbage Patch dolls, two Indians by the name of Wah-He-Koo and Oh-Lu-Cha (I just call them Beyonce and Mr. T!).  In addition to this, Mommy had placed colorful fall leaves along the mantle, and of course the table looked very nice (especially with our favorite Pilgrim salt shaker set)!

     Madison really had a great day with everyone.  It was a very nice Thanksgiving.  She's in bed already, pretty worn out from the day's events.  Thanksgiving does that!  We adults will sit back and watch a movie, and enjoy some pumpkin pie.

     It's been said that it is funny how hours and hours of work all lead up to what appears to be a very quick meal.  But the memories of our time together do last a lot longer, and we are indeed truly thankful for this day and the time we share.