Friday, November 26, 2010

Thanksgiving Blessings

We hosted Jed's side of the family this year at our home. It was a great experience, I can't take any credit for it's success other than providing a semi-clean house. The happenings truly felt like a family on taking and each person contributed and helped all along the way to make the transition so smooth.


I love the tradition with the kernels of corn and I really feel like I have been more grateful this year than I have been in my entire life. I'm 25, I suppose it's a little late in coming; but I will run with it. I bought a box of tissues especially for myself. This was my 3 thankfuls:

1) Dr. R and Dr. N for helping my son live a normal and full life. We got really great news back on Wednesday that means his 2 weeks of treatment did exactly what it was supposed to. His smile is back and we have so much hope.

2) My mom and dad. As far as their children go, I don't think they have ever asked what was in it for them. With every year that passes, I find more and more that I want to be like them.

3) Experience. Even when it is painful and causes us to worry and sorrow it can be for our good.When we come out on the other side we can see that it has the power to make us stronger and better for going through it.

I got some amazing(at least I think so) shots of my kids this morning before I sent them downstairs to watch the parade so I could peel 17 pounds of potatoes in peace. :) I love and cherish these little faces and personalities. They truly are one of my greatest blessings. Jed would have been involved in said photo shoot but he was out participating in the Turkey bowl. He is a blessing too.











These pictures scream personality to me. If I were to post the 5 pictures I got of each of them, you would easily to see the personality that fills these little bodies. I think I am going to have to print a montage of each of them.

It was wonderful to have GG Romig with us. She astounds me, she is so spry from recently recovering from her broken hip and for being almost 91. She is amazing. I got some sweet shots of her with Emma and Eli. She was singing to them, it was a moment I will not soon forget. She also brought her sucker tree. All of the grandkids loved it and on of my favorite sounds was Brody walking around all afternoon asking for a sucker.


One other highlight I feel is important to mention is that in my duties as host, I failed to procure a salt shaker. It was comical/embarrasing to see my 2 pound can of salt being passed around the table and watching salt being very carefully dispensed so no one ended up with a cup of salt on their potatoes.

T and Chase were the last ones here and we invited them to stay and play a game with us. I was so happy they stayed, we have a truly wonderful time and it was so fun to see the girls have so much fun with "Melissa" and Ashlyn. Seeing my girls make those sorts of memories with their cousins evokes so many memories from my own childhood. I love it.

10 comments:

  1. Oh your kids are getting so big and so cute. I still want to see you! Good job on hosting, looks like it was a hit?

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  2. Happy Thanksgiving! Your kids already look bigger than last month, Emma especially looks older. And it looks like you hosted a beautiful, perfect Thanksgiving feast! And I am thanksful for you, and the chance we've had to see you more over the last year or so than I think I've ever seen you before. I hope we can keep that tradition going. Love you!

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  3. Well shoot. The pic of Emma and GG kissing made me start bawling. Beautiful photo! Such a sweet moment. Eli is getting so big. I can't believe I haven't even held that little chunk of adorable baby boy :P LOVE the personality pictures. I think you're absolutely right about how perfectly those photos depict their personalities. Awesome! Did you see the templates I just put in the Scrap Girls store to do poster collages? Let me know if you want one and I'll email it to you. That whole family discount (= free!) thing hehehe. I'd even love to just put a collage together for you if you're interested in emailing me the high-res shots :) Let me know! Love you guys. Wish we could have enjoyed your semi-clean house with the rest of the family!! (And played games with you and Jed and T and Chase! Man that makes me jealous hehe)

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  4. seriously, could you have cuter kids? They are gorgeous! and silly! I love that you hosted thanksgiving! you are such a trooper and an adult! I love that you passed around the big thing of salt. That's hillarious and great for the memories.

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  7. Those are adorable photos! Your kids bust me up! What a great Thanksgiving! Todd was a nutter and out at the Turkey bowl as well. I think it was like 6 degrees when they started. What dorks, But we love 'um!

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  8. That was such a fun day. Thanks for letting us all bombard & then stay half the night as well! Your kids have such fun personalities-love all their goofy pictures & man I wish I had gotten pictures of my girls with GG.

    We looked through your other posts. The girls were so excited to see all of the goofy Halloween pictures, and Ashlyn made me go back again and again to see your ankle.

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