Thanksgiving Turkeys and Six-Week Smiles

Last Week was your first Thanksgiving, Julia! And your third, if you're keeping count, Aidan.

We got to spend a lot of quality time with Aunt Rebekka and Uncle Ross, who came in all the way from California to see us.

We wore hats, we went to the arboretum, we went to playgrounds, we went to Mimi and Pops' house, we went to Gigi and Pa's house. We saw family left and right, and people came flocking in just to meet you, miss Julia!

You and Rebekka shared several special moments.

As did you and Uncle Ross!

You even got to briefly meet all your Sugarland cousins and Uncle Dana and Aunt Mendi as they stopped by on their drive to Arkansas.

You got to meet your Great Grandpa (Pa) and Great Grandma (Gigi), as well as Uncle Phil and your cousins Steven and Lacey. Plus you took a great nap on Baba's chest.

We had a great Thanksgiving, but considering you were only 6 weeks old on the day of, you really didn't get to appreciate the gorge fest in its entirety. But, here's proof you were there...right behind the cranberry sauce.

Aidan, you rocked Thanksgiving too: Wearing olives on your fingers...

 

Wearing out the furniture in Mimi and Pops' dining room:

 And wearing your 'newsies' hat, which you asked to wear.

 And then picking one out for Daddy.

 And then serendipitously matching Pops too!

And then dressing the whole ensemble down to the bare basics.

And wearing us out! Being two can be serious business.

But it has its serious benefits too.

Daddy and Aidan. Daddy on the right.

 You even got to hang out and go exploring on Uncle Phil's farm.

But, more important that what we did or didn't do, was that we were together, as family. And together, we were!

Brothers and Sisters:

Uncles and Nephews/Aunts and Nieces:

Parents and Children:

 

You know, special family, sharing special memories, even if they sometimes started acting like turkeys. 

You know...family!

FAMILY!!!!

And one of the specialist of the special moments we got to share as a family was that miss Julia, as a 6 week old baby, you started SMILING and really reacting to grown-up's voices and faces over Thanksgiving break. Everyone was so amazed by your beautiful smile!

So, to all you Turkeys, Smile!