Sunday, December 13, 2009
Thanksgiving Part II
Because we are usually traveling for Thanksgiving, we've started the tradition of Thanksgiving, Part II. The kids help prepare the meal and we have whatever we want.
We all agree that we will all go to Lily's for the holidays, years from now. Gladly. Although I will miss all the messy chaos of this time, in this place, with the kids, this age. It really is my favorite time of year.
This year, I sent Lily and Emma out to pick carrots from the garden. It was actually pretty satisfying to eat something we actually grew. It doesn't happen that often.
We garden mostly by luck. These were some pretty lucky carrots.
Being the idiots we are, we also painted our living room. For the 4th time. This set the stage for Lily to take measurements (seriously - she used a tape measure) for the placing of the tree and generally design how we decorate our living room. She lives for the holidays - not that the other kids don't, but her particular brand of excitement and level of pre-planning rival Martha Stewart. Danny and I have been more than happy to turn over the reins of holiday decorating to the kids - it is really about them anyway.
We all agree that we will all go to Lily's for the holidays, years from now. Gladly. Although I will miss all the messy chaos of this time, in this place, with the kids, this age. It really is my favorite time of year.
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