We started out our morning surprised by the dusting of snow that had fallen overnight. Joshua, along with our cat Logan, were the only ones really thrilled to see the white flakes. Joshua wanted to go walk around on our deck, but instead just laid on his belly and reached out the slider to touch the snow. We have been reading winter themed books for a week just in preparation for our first snow. One of his favorites is A Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. He was quite puzzled when the little boy's snowball disappears from his pocket after bringing it inside. So, we gathered up some snow off the deck and put it in container on the counter to see what would happen. Joshua enjoyed little tastes of the snow and was interested to see the snow melt and change into water. All the excitement over the snow along with watching the Macy's parade on TV made for a very fun morning.
For lunch we headed over to my uncle and aunt's house. We had a scrumptious lunch and some great family time! Joshua got to explore some of my cousin's old toys which he thoroughly enjoyed. He even got to take a little remote control car home which he has played with every day since Thanksgiving! Then it was over to Cory's uncle and aunt's house to spend some time with his side of the family. We didn't eat much at this gathering as we were still stuffed from lunch, but we did have some fabulous time catching up with family. Jeremy, Cory's cousin who is in the Army, was home from Iraq and shared some pictures and video of his experience over the last year. It's a whole different perspective, that's for sure! You'll have to pardon my lack of pictures, I was spending too much time talking and hardly ever reached for the camera.
This Thanksgiving we give thanks for an almighty God who has blessed us with wonderful family and friends and so many other blessings we can't even begin to list them all!
Gathering with family.
Joshua tickels my cousin Matt.
Taste-testing the snow.
Checking out the snow!
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