Thanksgiving

Despite the gross weather that preceded the holiday, I made it to my grandma's on Thanksgiving day. We had our family meal on Friday, and only two cousins were missing. I think it was the closest we've come to "perfect attendance" at a holiday for several years, and it was a joyous time. My sweet grandma was just glowing!

Couple of pictures...here's about half the family. There was a bit of a battle for the "center of attention" honors, between my brother and sister-in-law's dog, Bixley, and my cousin's 14-month-old boy, Caden. They were both pretty stinkin' cute!





Next year, we'll have two more babies to enjoy. My sister-in-law (on the floor in the picture above) is due in early February, and my cousin (on the sofa wearing black) is due in early April.

Here's one more shot of Bixley, along with my brother and sister-in-law, Erik and Sarah. The poor puppy had some kind of sore on his foot, so his doting people wrapped it up and topped it off with a baby sock purchased especially for this occasion.





Caden just started walking, and he had a bit of a collision with Bixley. It totally freaked them both out, so we'll see how Bixley takes to the new baby he'll soon be living with. It'll be an adventure, as always!