Thanksgiving 2010

I'm not going to lie - this was not the best Thanksgiving that I've ever had. I was having quite the bad week emotionally. I was pretty bummed out the whole week, but Thanksgiving was especially bad for some reason. I know that I have a ton to be thankful for this year (and every year) but I just couldn't really get into a good mood. There was lots of crying and some yelling by me. I would like to officially apologize to everyone for being a crazy person on Thursday and I'd like to thank everyone for putting up with me!

However, it was Hunter's very first Thanksgiving, so that was exciting. I got up with the boys on Thanksgiving, while Kyle enjoyed a sleep-in day. The three of us played for a while, and then we all sat down to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade together. Peyton especially liked the big Mickey Mouse balloon, the Spiderman balloon, the Sesame Street float, and the Dora float. He sat pretty still throughout the parade and was super excited to see Santa Clause at the end of the parade.

Peyton ate a light, early lunch and then we tried to put him down for a little nap before heading to Nadean's house for dinner. He stayed in his room for about 15 minutes and then decided he was finished sleeping, even though he never even quieted down while he was in his room. We fought with him for a while and he finally ended up falling asleep for about a half-hour. He was grumpy when I woke him up to get ready for dinner since he was tired, but he was also super excited for the huge dinner that was awaiting him. He eventually calmed down and cheered up.

Here's Hunter is his special Thanksgiving outfit. It had turkeys and pumpkins on it and says "I'm Stuffed."

My two cuties. We really need a new pose for the two of them, haha.

Dinner was at Nadean's at 3:00. Prior to dinner, Peyton entertained us all by playing (umm, banging on) the piano. Everyone was there for dinner. Even Jeremy and Jill made it in time to eat with us. Yay!

Dinner was delicious. I think we all enjoyed everything, including the turkey, dressing, cracker corn, bread and butter, cranberry sauce, and sweet potatoes. Peyton ate pretty well. He'd been looking forward to that meal all month. He chose a variety of foods, even things that he'd never tried before. He surprised me by liking the cranberry sauce. He also ate tons of sausage, which seems to be one of his favorite foods lately.

After dinner we did our drawing of names for the Christmas gift exchange. Then Kim, Bo, and Dougie gave Peyton and Hunter their Halloween gifts. Peyton got some treats like cheese curls, cookies, and candy, as well as a Halloween coloring/sticker book.

I didn't get any pictures of Hunter's gifts, but he got a new rattle and a hat and glove set. Thanks for the gifts! Aunt Bev also hooked Peyton and Hunter up with their Advent calendars. I know Peyton is excited for December to get here so that he can start to eat his chocolates each day to count down to Christmas.

We left dinner early to head down to Kate and Dave's house for dessert. They hosted dinner at their house for themselves, and Dave's brother, his family, and his parents. Kate made three pies, including a pumpkin, coconut cream, and apple crunch. I made a double chocolate cheesecake. Peyton chose to eat the apple crunch pie, which tasted really good. Peyton had a good time playing with Noah and Kate and Dave's nephews, who are 4 and 2 years old. Hunter was up way past his bedtime and was super tired, but thankfully wasn't fussy. We changed him into his pajamas and he did eventually fall asleep. Peyton was also pretty tired from not taking a good nap, and he fell asleep on the way home from Virginia.

I'll end with this picture of our family on Thanksgiving.