Thanksgiving 2010

...otherwise known as the best Thanksgiving EVER! 

Seriously though, Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. What's not to like about eating lots of yummy food, and watching the Macy's parade and lots of cheesy holiday movies on Lifetime and the Hallmark channel - it's the best!  But in recent years, it's been tough for me. This was Steve's and my fifth Thanksgiving together, and although they've all been great - every year, I've wondered when we would finally add another chair to our Thanksgiving table - and this - of course, was the year! I could not remember a Thanksgiving when I was happier or more thankful than this year.  :)

Lia loved Thanksgiving. First of all, my parents, uncle and sister came to town, which means LOTS of extra attention and shenanigans for Miss Lia!  She was in heaven. Second of all - FOOD - one of Lia's favorite pastimes! We loaded her high chair tray down with a little bit of everything to try, but when it came down to it - it was having her own bowl of turkey gravy (sucked up with a spoon) and fistfuls of cranberry jelly that really made her day. We even had a cute Thanksgiving bib for her that said "Everyone is Thankful for ME!":

Finally - the "all done" sign!

We also had lots of snow this holiday!  In total, about a foot and a half on the ground by Saturday evening. Grandma and Grandpa couldn't help themselves but buy Lia a toboggan sled when they were out shopping on Friday. So on Saturday afternoon, the whole family hit our steeply-sloped front lawn and driveway for some fun in the snow. Lia was not a fan of the sledding, but she enjoyed watching everyone else - especially grandpa - flying down the hill in the sled.

With Grandma and Aunt Tracy - ready to go outside!

Fun in the snow with mama and Aunt Tracy