We had an after-Thanksgiving brunch with Grampa & Oma, The Runtes, & The Seidels a couple days after Thanksgiving. Noah was SO happy to see Grampa, and everyone loved seeing Baby Jackson. We didn't stay for long because this was the start of Jackson's tummy troubles, but it was special to all get together...especially getting the picture of all the grandkids.
Paw Paw, Granny Meg, & Sarah came for a visit Thanksgiving evening. Sarah brought her guitar, and Noah had a great time singing Jingle Bells and dancing with Paw Paw.
Today we celebrated our 1st Thanksgiving as a family of four.
I was perfectly happy to go to Ft. Worth to have Thanksgiving with Michael's Mom & the Carliles but Michael was adament about not driving to Ft. Worth for such a quick visit. It's ironic...the day I told Michael that I was pregnant with Jackson, I remember saying, "Well, at least I'll have a good excuse not to cook for Thanksgiving." Well, that statement came back to bite me! I ended up cooking over 10 hours getting our first Thanksgiving as a family of 4 prepared. (I eventually decided that I'm a happier cook when I decide that I'm treating myself to a new pair of running shoes as my prize for cooking 3 weeks after giving birth!) Michael did a great job on the turkey and we had TWO types of dressing...my mother's traditional (northern) bread dressing and his mother's (southern) cornbread dressing. Both were delicious & I learned a lot. Needless to say, there are LOTS of leftovers! But this day is about giving thanks and being grateful for our many blessings: I'm so thankful for Michael, Noah, Jackson, and the opportunity to spend our first Thanksgiving as a family of four in our cozy home. I'm thankful that we are all healthy. I'm so thankful for our family and close friends. Happy Thanksgiving 2010
Today was Noah's Thanksgiving Feast at Oak Tree Academy Preschool. I really wanted to go to the feast, but at the same time was concerned with bringing Jackson and that causing problems for Noah (as well as exposing Jackson to lots of germs so early!) Lucky for me, Martha kept Jackson so that I could go to surprise Noah. When I arrived and he saw me, Noah exclaimed, "I see Mommy! Mommy's here!" It was super sweet. Noah's class wore Indian hats with their names on them, and they joined in a feast with the neighboring class, who wore Pilgrim hats. They were so cute, and I'm so glad I made the effort to be there for my Indian Chief Noah. I'm so thankful for both my boys. I've I am truly so blessed. 
Rose Bailey brought me our CD of our maternity pictures today. Here we are at 9 months pregnant, just 3 weeks before Jackson was born. I'm glad we took the pictures, even though I'm not a fan of being pregnant! 
