Thanksgiving

This was the first time in 13 in years that I have had Thanksgiving with my parents.  Usually we go on a little family trip to CA over Thanksgiving, but it just didn't work out this year.  But that turned out well because my whole family (minus my brother in WI) went to my parent's house for the day.  We got to watch the Packers win and eat some yummy yummy food.  I felt bad for Dad because he left to go pick up my mom's uncle so he could join us for lunch (leaving around noon) and when he got to Uncle Bill's place no one was answering.  He ended up calling the police and they had to break into the house where they found Uncle Bill disoriented on the couch.  I guess his blood sugar level was really really low...so low that had my dad not showed up he would have died.  Peter then left to go help dad board up the window that was broken and then went to the hospital, so they both missed the meal, dad pretty much the whole day.  They got home around 5:00 I think??  Anyway, here are some pictures of the day.  And yes, I realize I am posting way too many, but the turkey bowl was just funny...I want to remember it so I posted lots of them.  :)

THE FEAST

It was such a beautiful day out!!  Some even got to eat outside! 

TURKEY BOWL

There were lots of little ones participating in this so it was very low key, but everyone had a good time. 

The cheerleaders....teaching the little ones.  :) 

Sammy cracks me up!!  He is just a few weeks younger than Luca but he totally gets sports.  He totally knew what was going on in this game and what to do.  Luca not so much.  :) 

hahahaha  love this picture 

this one too....but I like little Sam in the background waiting to catch it.  hahaha 

This cracked me up....Here is the step by step of what happened.

Luca gets the ball handed off to him.... 

takes off running in the wrong direction with big ol' smile

finally figures out he's going the wrong way so turns around and with help from older cousins avoids getting tagged 

still running.... 

go Luca go!!!  (a little encouragement from older cousins) 

Finally!!!  Touch down and high fives!  :) 

Even Alessandro participated which I was happy about.  He said he wasn't going to, so I'm glad he changed his mind. 

PIES, PIES AND MORE PIES

mmm mmm good 

A great way to end a great day.

  We have so much to be thankful for!

As a side note, I want to write what Luca said he was thankful for this year.  They made turkey hats at school and wrote what they were thankful for on the feathers.  He said he was thankful for "my family, my clothes, my toys, my body"  He's a good little boy. :)

Alessandro started a new tradition this year.  He took a brown paper bag and wrote on it "I am thankful for" and asked all of us a few weeks before thanksgiving to write things we were thankful for and on thanksgiving we'd read it.  It was a lot of fun to sit around the table at breakfast and read what everyone had said they were grateful for throughout the weeks.  I have a feeling we'll be doing that again.