Thanksgiving

I spent a lot of time in the kitchen during this Thanksgiving season which I really enjoyed.  We tried out some new recipes throughout the day - a few of which turned out to be really good - and prepared our traditional turkey, stuffing, and mashed potato dinner.  My mom and uncle enjoyed the Cowboys game and then the family sat down to dig into the meal.  We all agreed it was probably the best turkey we've ever had!!!  After clean up, a lot of us went to my cousin's house to play games.  We played a variety of games to fight for prizes my older cousin provided.  It was such a fun evening!  (And, yes, we are adults playing Jenga!)

As a family, we are excited about and thankful for our newest additions.  On Monday, my younger cousin and her husband's two-month old little boy was brought home.  They had adopted two kids a little over a year ago (a brother and sister now 3 and 2 years old) and were ready to begin the process of adopting their third.  I was excited that the placement was made the week of Thanksgiving as it will allow me some time to get to know the little guy a bit before heading to India.  My family is also excited about my brother and sister-in-law's little one that is expected to arrive at the end of June!!!  They brought home the first picture on Wednesday!  My mom can't wait to get her hands on her first grandbaby and I'm really excited about becoming an aunt!  It will be such a blast watching my little brother as a dad!  We've already talked about the fun it will be having 4 little ones for the holidays this time next year!  We are indeed blessed!!!