Thanksgiving Weekend 2012

Daddy cooked a wonderful meal for us yet again!  Papa grilled the lamb to perfection.  We had a small group, but it was good company.  Sofia had spent the night at Grammy's so she was home later.  Samantha helped Daddy and I get the house ready and made the Pumpkin pie mostly on her own.  I'm so proud of how independent she is and her constant desire to learn.

Here she is enjoying some time with her cousins.  It was a treat for her to play with them without her sister.

Since the family was over and there wasn't another date available, we all sang, "Happy Birthday" to Sofia and she got even more presents.  It's been a crazy couple of weeks with birthdays!

I had to work the day after the holiday, so Daddy was on his own.  He took the girls to finally see a friend's baby and we had a leisurely evening of Thanksgiving leftovers.

On Saturday, we had a relaxed morning before taking the girls for gymnastics practice while Daddy and I discussed a trip to celebrate our upcoming milestone anniversary.  Then we picked Ely up from his grooming adventure and came home to snack for a bit.  The girls had requested we go swimming and Daddy finally got to work with Samantha at the pool.  Sofia got some time too and is now able to go down the waterslides herself!  This was a huge moment for her and an extra blessing now that she is 5 years old.  It was a beautiful sight to see Sofia so happy with herself.  Both girls loved having Daddy in the pool with us!

We spent Sunday alternating between relaxing and preparing for the upcoming week.  Our family has so much to be grateful for since we are blessed both in circumstance and because we have each other.