Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

a few days late! ;)

We hope you all enjoyed your holiday as much as we did! On Thursday we had the Shacklett Thanksgiving at James' parents house. Bubby was loving it there! The house is "semi" toddler-proofed, so Connor found a few things to get into! ;) His favorite find was of course the house phone!

photos by Aunt Sarai

When it was time to eat, little man was HUNGRY, and he did NOT want to wait for his plate to be made! We had a bit of a melt down while waiting! lol Poor Bubby! (We were a little past nap time too, so that didn't help!)

After the food was served, Connor was in 7th heaven! I ate turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, and rolls!! His favorite was the homemade rolls, hands down!! He didn't want anything else once he had a taste! I'll have to get that recipe. :) Connor also provided our after dinner entertainment pointing out his nose, teeth, and belly. Just one of his many talents! lol

Our SECOND Thanksgiving for the weekend was on Friday! That's right... Black Friday. I'm not brave enough to go out in the Black Friday crowds, lol, but I'd rather spend it visiting with family anyway. After all, we only see some of them once a year!! So, on Friday we went to my mother's side of the family, the Granacher family. My Aunt Mary and Uncle Ken hosted in their new home in Nicholasville, near Lexington. Their new home was AMAZING, the food was delicious, and it was great to see everyone and catch up. Bubby had a great time!!

My cousin took this photo (with Bubby and I in the background). He takes AWESOME photos!!! His nature shots are my favorites! Anyway, you can see some of the delicious spread of food! Yum!! :) The brownies are not in this picture, but I have to mention that they were INCREDIBLE!

Our THIRD and final Thanksgiving for the weekend was on Saturday. My mom had Thanksgiving for our immediate family and we enjoyed a "meal of appetizers!" It was sooooooo nice after turkey two days in a row. The BLT dip was AMAZING! We enjoyed good company and Connor had a blast playing with his cousin Tyler! Too bad we all ended up sharing a virus the next day! lol My brother Andrew, Tyler, Connor and I all ended up sick! Poor Bubby ran a fever and had a sore throat for two days! We are all feeling much better now though!

With that said, I'll conclude with a short list of things I'm sooooooooooooo THANKFUL for this Thanksgiving. (We'd be here for years if I listed everything!) Afterall, that is what this holiday is all about!

I'm sooooooooo thankful for

• my family - all of them :)
• My beautiful, perfect, and precious baby boy
• My special delivery on the way in May :)
• A hubby that lets me pull the pregnancy card A LOT
• Great friends, even though I don't see them near enough
• to feel baby Shacklett #2's first kicks on Thanksgiving day (it doesn't get much better than that!)

What are you thankful for this holiday season?