I love Thanksgiving. It is my favorite holiday.
My parents came down to watch Lauren while Wesley and I went to Disney, to see Wesley in his first primary program, and then stayed through the holiday. On Tuesday, Wesley had his short Thanksgiving program at preschool. I told him in the morning he'd be dressing up as a pilgrim and he said, "No, thank you. I just want to be Wesley." His teacher said it took some coaxing but he obliged and he looked quite cute.
Wednesday, Wesley decided he was cold and got all wrapped up and snuggled into the air mattresses we had in the living room for my parents.
Wednesday night, my brother and his family arrived. We spent Thursday cooking, visiting, playing at the park, and eating. Gil's turkey was his best yet. It was a bit tight with all of us in our little house but we made it work. We put the kids in the kitchen.
Friday, my parents headed home while we went with Adam and his family to our favorite train park up in Scottsdale. It was decorated for Christmas. We rode the train, explored the model trains, played on the playground, and took pictures in most of the photo-op places.
Lauren rode her first carousel and loved it. She was intrigued by the mechanism that made the horse go up and down and eventually she felt comfortable enough to start waving at everyone as the carousel went around. She did not want the ride to end and protested quite loudly when I took her off the horse.
Family, food, and traditions - what more could you ask for?
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