Marcus usually has a light work day on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, which was particularly great this year since he was traveling earlier that week. On Wednesday we make our food contributions to bring to grammae and papa's house for Thanksgiving dinner.
On Thanksgiving Day we usually attend Mass in the morning, but this year we opted to stay home, making it a wonderful, lazy morning. :o) Then we went "over the river and through the woods, to grandmother's house" for the big feast.
We don't care too much for Black Friday sales but Marcus and I do have a tradition of doing SOME shopping on the Thanksgiving weekend. We like going out late on Friday (with a stop at Decarli's first!) to do some shopping while the kids watch a movie and Bunny puts them to bed. (It is SO great to have a live-in babysitter! Luv you, Bun!)
The rest of the weekend is usually spent doing chores and preparing for Advent/Christmas, and this year was the same. It is a wonderful transition into the "hustle and bustle" of the Christmas season.
Here are some pics from our Thanksgiving weekend 2017:
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| Thanksgiving is a time for acknowledging what is most important in life...apparently for Marcus, it is the car. ;o) :o) |
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| time with cousins at grammae and papa's |
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| twinsies (I don't think Aidan was thrilled at the thought of matching with Gemma....) :oP |
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| pre-dinner craft projects |
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| lots of washi tape |
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| let the feasting begin! |
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| my contribution to the dinner |
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| kids' table |
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| We also celebrated two birthday boys, Uncle Shane and Aidan. |
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| Annual post-dinner weigh-in |
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