This year's Thanksgiving was one for the books!
With a 19 pound turkey and lots of family in town, we were ready to give thanks
Potatoes loved having Uncle Craig and Doo-Dee-Doo-Dee-Dah (Aunt Heidi) in town.
She got this nickname a few months ago when Potatoes couldn't remember her name and just came out with Doo-Dee-Doo-Dee-Dah and it stuck.
On Wednesday, Alexander's school had their Thanksgiving potluck. Daniel, Craig, Heidi, and Jan had gone to Biloxi for a day trip, so Grandmomma and I got to soak up some time with Potatoes at school
Alexander was very excited to have us eat lunch with him!
Daniel was sad to miss the lunch, so he video called to say hey
We are so very grateful for Ms. Shelia
The night before Thanksgiving, we went to the yacht club for dinner. We love that they have a room with toys and no judgement where kids can play.
It was so wonderful having so much family around. I kept finding myself thinking, 'Why can't this be real life? All the time?'
After dinner, Daniel and Grandmomma took Potatoes home, and the rest of us moved into the bar for a bit. It was cold, but we enjoyed a quick walk around the yacht club to check out the clear sky reflecting off the water.
Thanksgiving morning started early with prepping our 19lb turkey. We then went for coffee, and headed over to Jan's townhouse to see her for a bit before heading back to continue Thanksgiving prep.
Grandmomma was excited to watch the parade!
Daniel's dance instructor from Fred Astaire, Natalie, was in the parade! We tried to catch sight of her, but with dancers from numerous Fred Astaire studios around the country, we weren't able to find our favorite dancer.
The day was perfect, continuing my feeling that this is truly the best holiday. I did not pick up my phone, and thus did not take many pictures, but we were blessed to have Jon and Laura over and to all come together for good food and better company.
After a group effort to clean up and most of the group taking a post feast snooze, we loaded up the car and headed to the outlets in Destin. Though we are not crazy Black Friday deal hunters, we have made it a family tradition to partake in this part of Thanksgiving.
Potatoes loved the Disney store, but this hat, not so much
On Friday, we headed to Pensacola to check out the mall, since our local mall is a bit lacking
We enjoyed Cinnabon, pizza, and other food court food to fuel up for our shopping bonanza
Craig and Heidi spoiled their nephew the whole trip, and he was soaking it up big time
Potatoes loved every minute of having a full house
He was sad to see Craig and Heidi off after a full week of time together, but Daniel and Jan quickly put him to work around the house, as they are painting the exterior. Daniel was quite impressed with Potatoes's focus on the job.
These two!
Since Thanksgiving, we've had some rainy, cold days, which means
getting creative with our busy guy
We are truly Thankful for our family and friends and all of the memories we are making in this season of life!
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