Thanksgiving 2012

Thanksgiving 2012 was good. I wish I could say it was great. The weather was super warm--70s I think, and that made it a little hard to feel fall festive. And with two small guys around (and the current lack of sleep in this house), I forgot to do several things that are important to me and so I ended the day exhausted and slightly bummed. 

We moved the meal to earlier in the day so that we could catch the entire Cowboys game but that meant that Spencer and Cheryl (and kids) couldn't come until after the meal. We had one couple from our small group join us (which was awesome!), but it was otherwise just family, and given that Spencer and Cheryl weren't there for the meal, we all fit at the table! It was tight, but we fit. (I forgot to take a picture of us all sitting there, though, and I'm super bummed about it.) And all three boys present at the time slept through the meal, so it was a very relaxing meal. We did the traditional "I'm Thankful For:" sharing again, and I had people write their answers on strips of paper so I can include them in our scrapbook. (I even remembered to get them back out once Spencer's family arrived and I'm thrilled to be able to include them on paper even though they didn't get to share during dinner.)

After dinner, because of the awesome weather, the kids were able to play outside and the rest of us watched the Cowboys game and relaxed together. Tovah was generous enough to help us by taking the family photo for us (it takes about 50 tries to get a good shot!) with Uncle Rick bribing with marshmallows behind her. Even with 50 tries, we needed a little Photoshop help, but got a great photo at the end of all that.

What are you thankful for this year? 

I always have to take a picture of my table.

I bought these mini salt and pepper shakers at a garage sale last year. I LOVE the vintage Tupperware memories they bring to mind and I think they look good on the table too. I'd love another set (hint hint).

I missed Seth taking it out/putting it in, but it looked GREAT!

Georgia was seriously in love with Dan that day.

Tovah helped a lot with Graham which was awesome.

With the weather being so nice, we sent the kids outside! (Austin... always hamming for the camera.)

Saw 'em off! ;-)

Love this action shot Seth got!

again with the hamming..

He just looked so cute hanging over her arm like that. Love Kim's face in the picture. (the coloring is funny because of the bulb in the lamp in that room...  it's environmentally friendly and distorts the color of everything. annoying)

When getting ready for the family photo, all three grandboys ended up in navy tops and khaki bottoms. Perfect chance to take some photos...

2012 Spofford Family Photo