"I take my children everywhere, but they always find their way back home."
-Robert Orben
This first picture has nothing to do with Thanksgiving. In fact, it has nothing to do with anything really. We just think it’s funny and want to make sure that we have it printed in a book and on the coffee table when his friends come over when he’s in High School.
Okay, so on to Thanksgiving #1. The first Thanksgiving dinner was over at Nina and Papa’s house with Aunt Lisa, Uncle Jeff, Pepa, and of course Baby Ben. I somehow missed getting any pictures with Nina and Papa, oops. James was very interested in Baby Ben, and would lock on to him every time we got close. Baby Ben just wanted to eat and sleep.
On Thursday the family minus Dad went off to Freeport, TX. I had planned on going but between work and James I was completely exhausted. Mom was my angel this weekend and asked me to stay home so I could catch up on work and sleep while she and the kids went with Grandma Wolfe to the coast.
James got to meet a bunch of family he’s never seen before. Here are some pictures of James meeting Great Grandma Doodle, Great Aunt Elaine, and Great Aunt Nancy Jo. Interesting fact, James is Great Grandma Doodle’s 21st great-grandchild. He’s also the most smiley.
Ashlyn got to play with a group of second cousins that she hasn’t seen since last year, with the exception of Lilly who she hadn’t met until this weekend. Here is Ashlyn playing with Second Cousins Aubrey, Lilly, and Riley. That’s First cousin once removed Wendy holding James while Lilly gave him a kiss. Confused with all the cousin titles? This should help: Link to Cousin Chart
While I was discovering what defines a 1st cousin once removed, James was discovering his foot. Who needs sweet potatoes when you have the real thing? Get it? No? Well as an apology for the poor joke, here’s a few mementoes that came from James being photoed which we had to take inside due to the mosquitoes. I’m here all week folks.
They say this is the time of the year to give thanks for the great blessings in your life. You could consider yourself lucky to have one, and I have three. Between my wife, my kids, and my family, I have everything in the world to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
