Thanksgiving 2013

everyone but me

We had a nice Thanksgiving week. Yosuke and Manami got into town the Sunday before Thanksgiving so we got to spend time with them for a few days, which was nice. It was their first time meeting Natalie. Olivia loved seeing both of them, but seemed to especially enjoy playing with Manami. I am glad she has another great aunt (and I have a nice sister-in-law), in addition to my sister, of course. :)

My sister (Aunt Sarah) came into town Wednesday and stayed through the Sunday after Thanksgiving. We had lots of fun with her too. She, my parents, and I went to see Fiddler on the Roof on Friday night while Yusaku stayed home with the kiddos. It was nice to get out of the house with my family and the show was great! It was at the Loft Theater, which I had never been to and was pleasantly surprised. It was a small theater and we had front row seats.

Thanksgiving is such a nice reminder for me of how lucky/blessed we are to be able to celebrate with both of our families together every year. Not only do both sets of parents live in town, but we all get along well enough to just have one big joint Thanksgiving. This means we don't have to travel far and we only have to go to one place to see everyone. Now that is something to be thankful for. I am so happy our girls have this family dynamic!

Here are some more pics from Thanksgiving!

Maga and her girls

Papa and Natalie

playing Heads Up after dinner