Happy Thanksgiving!

Boys,

Today was Thanksgiving, a day we celebrate each year that serves to remind us of what we are thankful for. Daddy is thankful to have the two of you in his life because he gets to watch you both learn and grow. Daddy is also thankful that the two of you are teaching Daddy things about himself he didn't know as well. There's something else in this day as well with Pilgrims and Indians, but we will save those stories for later.

So today when the two of you woke up we had some breakfast and watched the parade... very briefly. Daddy recorded it though so we can watch it at a later time and fast forward through the boring stuff. The two of you were wearing your matching pajamas from Children's Place and Mommy and Daddy were trying to so hard to get a good picture of the two of you sitting together. We tried and tried and tried, but the second you see the camera the two of you try to run in separate directions. Mommy gave the two of you baths and then we got the both of you dressed to go across the street to Grandma's house!

We got to Grandma's house and had to wait for Uncle Steve, Auntie Sam, and Auntie Sara to get there before we could eat, but the two of you got to eat black and green olives. The two of you HATE the green olives, but Benjamin you continued to eat them even though you knew how bad they tasted. Once everyone arrived we sat down and had some Thanksgiving lunch! Benjamin you were able to feed yourself the entire time, and Jonathan you did not like the food that was there so you ate left over chocolate munchkins from Dunkin Donuts. Hopefullly you don't think this is normal for Thanksgiving, but Daddy was happy we had those to prevent you from going completely crazy.

After lunch we headed back home and the two of you took your naps so you wouldn't be tired for the rest of the night. We headed the Nana and Grandpa's house next for some more Thanksgiving meals. Kali was there, along with Auntie Cyndi, Uncle Chris, Amber and Jordyn! Grandpa Edwin made the Thanksgiving dinner all by himself and it was really good. Jonathan you shared some dessert with Auntie Cyndi while Benjamin you tried your best to play with Grandpa's model cars. Daddy talked to Kali about the things she wanted for Christmas and teased her about how the top item on her list came out about four times her age ago. We visited with Nana and Grandpa for a little while before heading out the door to our next destination.

We finally got to Grandpa Kevin's, our last stop on our trip, and we were the first ones there again! We waited for Auntie Sara to come with her friend and Uncle Scott, and then later on Uncle Steve and Auntie Sam showed up. Your other Uncle Steve spent some time with us today as well, but he had to leave and just wanted to stop by to see you guys! Jonathan you were walking really good today, you were practically walking laps around Great Grandma's living room! She kept saying there was nothing the two of you could break so it'd be fine, but every few minutes there'd be something else that would fall and had to be moved so you wouldn't break it! The two of you played blocks with Grandpa for a little while that Great Grandma got from a church for ninety nine cents! It was getting late and the two of you were getting very tired, so we headed back home. Uncle Scott had to ride with us because Auntie Sara left early, he had to squeeze between your two car seats!

We got home and got the two of you back into pajamas so you could make your way to your cribs. Jonathan you went down first and was out in no time, and Benjamin you were able to watch Mickey Mouse with Mommy for a little while before you headed to bed. Thanksgiving will be over in a few minutes, so before it is Daddy is going to give thanks once more. He is thankful that the two of you are healthy, he is thankful for Mommy, he is thankful that today we got to spend the day with the people that matter the most in our lives, and most importantly he is thankful that we have each other.

Love Always,
Dad