Maelin's First Thanksgiving

We had a super fun, but very busy Thanksgiving yesterday. We got Daddy up early (leaving the house before the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade started was a first for us!) to go to his mom's house to spend the day with Kevin's family.

We were able to see Aunt Sally and Uncle Steve (it was Steve's first time meeting Maelin, so that was exciting), Uncle Chad and Aunt Jessie were also there, along with Grandma and Grandpa and Great-Grandma Gertie. I bet it won't be hard for you to guess who the star of the day was...

Maelin was great. Chad and Jess brought their adorable doggie along...Oakley is super friendly and loved Maelin. She squealed whenever she saw him and we got a really cute picture of them sitting together. Maelin loved Uncle Chad because he looks and sounds so much like her daddy does...it was pretty cute.

She loved the sweet potatoes and the stuffing. Most of all, she had a great time smearing all of it around on her highchair which is just what a First Thanksgiving should be all about.

Later on, we went to my Uncle Mike's house for my family's get-together. My brother and sister were there, along with Maelin's little (and big!) cousins. As usual, Mike made a fantastic turkey: he uses an amazing brine which keeps it super moist and yummy and you almost don't even need the spinach-cheddar mashed potatoes or herbed gravy to go with it...(notice I said almost.)

My family is super noisy and loud and rambunctious and my cousins are getting older now: 13 and 11, so we're busy hearing about high school and soccer games and gasp! boys, so Thanksgiving at Mike's house was a hoot. It is so wonderful to just hang out and catch up with everyone: I think Thanksgiving should be every month or so!

We had a busy day going around, but we wouldn't change it for anything. There is nothing more important than our families.