Thanksgivings

Henry's first Thanksgiving was also the first Thanksgiving in our new house. Quickly, the quiet, light and airy house we thought seemed roomie to us became a cozy, echoing, bustling hostel. All of my sisters, mom, dad, dogs (Tator & Kendall), and even grandma filled the house to capacity as each spare bed, couch, futon, and even some floor space (sorry Sanford kids!) overflowed with relatives. And their belongings, pets included.

To make a long story short, as Julia coined on her 3rd Thanksgiving, "food party" is all the description needed for this holiday as we enjoyed some wonderful homecooked, from scratch, meals. We enjoyed the pizzas, THE Thanksgiving meal (Mmm, Mmm stuffing. Mmm, Mmm pecan and pumpkin pie) to the send off spaghetti supper on the last night of the weekend. I think, and hope, that few bellies were left unsatisfied after an extended weekend of cooking. Oh, and we are quite thankful our house now has a dishwasher!

Here is a picture of Henry moments before the Thanksgiving meal was served. Yup. Out like a light (sort of wish I had been as I was a zombie...he christened the holiday gathering with a night of screaming and crying).
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A short list of thankfulness from Thanksgiving 2008:

*for the delicious and nutritious food
*the ability to travel for a family get together (even with odd coming and going schedules)
*for the overall good health of family members
*new houses or condos (especially to host the celebration)
*children and their endless energy
*dogs, neurotic or not, and the playful pats we share with them