My grandma joined us for the festivities but Brandon was in Arizona and Kelsy and Andrea stayed in D.C., which left our group a little smaller than normal but it was still fun. My mom had a little surgery the week before Thanksgiving was was still recuperating, so my dad cooked most of the food—it was delicious!
Part of our contribution to the dinner were some pies that A helped me make... {and by helped, I mean he ate Oreo's and watched the ingredients swirl together in the mixer while I actually made the pie...}
Because he literally spends all day every day with his parents, A has a lot of separation anxiety around anyone else but I am always fascinated to watch A with his Auntie Amy—she is the only person who can fool his separation anxiety and we think it's because she looks and acts so much like me! {Proof: She went Black Friday shopping with us and took A down different aisles from M and me... and A was perfectly content!}
His Meema made a special spot in the living room just for toys for him {he's the only grandkid and sufficiently spoiled!} which he thought was the most awesome thing ever. The funny part is, he didn't care about the toys nearly as much as he loved the fact that it was the perfect size cupboard for him to climb in, open and close the doors, etc.
Our trips to visit my family are usually more rushed because we are only able to be there overnight and the time it takes to drive cuts into each day. I was so grateful we were able to spend more time with them—especially because it gave A the chance to warm up more. When it was time to go and say our goodbyes, A even gave everyone kisses goodbye {he gives the cutest closed-mouth, adorably puckered kisses} so everyone was thrilled! I love my family so much!
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