Thanksgiving 2012

Thanksgiving started nice today, as everyone actually got to sleep in this morning a bit.  Usually, Mommy is up pretty early because of the size of the turkey.  However, this time around we got a smaller turkey and therefore didn't have to get up so early.

One of the best things about Thanksgiving is that smell of turkey that fills the house.  They should sell candles that have that smell!

Anyway, we set up the antenna in the living room, and watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on the television in the living room as we prepared for dinner.  When I say "we," of course I mean mostly Mommy.  She's the master chef, and everyone else are just assistants, desperately trying to get all the odds and ends in place in time.  Set the table, put out the decorations, take out the trash - everyone had a bit of hustle and bustle today as we got ready for the big feast.

And what a feast it was!  Ye-Ye, Nana and Grandma joined us in the afternoon - the weather was perfect outside - and it wasn't long before we were all together at the table.  Mommy made her delicious butternut squash soup, her sweet potato casserole, and all the delicious traditions of Thanksgiving.  And, of course there was the turkey.  What a wonderful feast, and a special time together.  We set the table in the dining area, and filled our plates - and our stomachs!

We took a little break, chatting for a bit in the living room beside the tree.  Christmas music played, and the sunlight streamed through the windows.  Usually, the doors are wide open because of the intense heat in the kitchen - and today it was perfect for it.

The eight of us enjoyed a perfect Thanksgiving, with Madison having the greatest time running from relative to relative, having some fun time with everyone.  Speaking of which, that night it was time for some more fun:  our annual trip to the movies Thanksgiving night.  Tonight, we went to see "The Rise of the Guardians," which is a mouthful to say for a kids movie.  But then again, it was not quite a movie for kids under the kindergarten age - it had some intense moments for the younger set.  Imagine "The Avengers" with your favorite holiday incarnations:  the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, the Sandman, Jack Frost, and of course Santa.  See them soaring through the air, blasting frost, throwing eggs, and battling Pitch, the Bogey Man.  Visually, it was an amazing movie.  Otherwise it was a decent movie - not one Mommy would want to add to the collection.  Still, Madison loved the Tooth Fairy - we may have to roll with that imagery for a bit (although Daddy still prefers the Molinator!).

Madison was so cute with her big tub of popcorn and the 3D glasses.  Ye-Ye, Nana, Madison, Mommy and Daddy had nearly the entire theater auditorium to ourselves tonight - there were only two other people in the whole room!  Hopefully the movie doesn't bomb that bad - perhaps everyone is out shopping or something.

It was a pretty big day.  Evidence of that is the way Madison quickly fell asleep in the car on the way home.  It is always a wonderful day - and this one will join the ranks of best Thanksgivings ever, as we've got so much to be thankful for!