Thanksgiving was a little different for our family this year. One of the hardest things about divorce is having to take turns with the holidays. This year, the kids were to be with their father for the Thanksgiving weekend I choose to have our Thanksgiving with the kids the day before. Tradition is super important to me and now to us and so I wanted to make sure that every year, we get to celebrate all the holidays together, even if is on a different actual day.
I like to do something special with the kids on Thanksgiving that gets us in the spirit of the very near Christmas season. And gingerbread houses have been a favorite of mine in the past. Rory napped through the process and Patrick was content to watch and eat the decorations and so it was up to Elijah and me to construct the family gingerbread house for 2015. The kids' grandmother, Reerah, thoughtfully provided us with this years kit and Elijah and I went to work. '
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| Elijah could not wait to get started! |
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| He was a natural |
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| Patrick enjoyed being the taste tester |
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| Love that little face. |
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| Snoopy was the perfect theme since the kids really have gotten into the Peanuts holiday shows this year. |
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| The finished product |
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| Good job buddy! |
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| Our pretty turkey |
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| Lots of yummy family favorites |
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| Patrick was ready to dig in |
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| Someone was very excited about dinner. |
Before dinner and after dinner we took some family photos. As you can see from some of the outtakes, getting three kids three and under to sit still for a photo and smile at the same time is not always easy. But we had a great time enjoying the mild weather of the evening and some front lawn played ensued after.
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| Elijah was pretending to be a dragon...his latest obsession |
I am so thankful for the love and warmth in our home not to mention to joy that we experience with one another. And I look forward to the many new moments and traditions in the holidays to come.
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