feeling so incredibly grateful and a full heart. this used to be my favorite holiday, it combines my two favorite things; family and food. but then once we moved away, i realized that any holiday spent with family is my favorite and seeing the magic of the holidays through the eyes of the kids is the BEST!
this is our second year starting our own thanksgiving tradition of a "snack dinner" for thanksgiving. it is extra special for the kids to make their own plate, pick out a favorite treat and eat as much or as little as they want. we all went shopping last weekend and everyone picked out something, and it was a clear winner that doritos were a fan favorite of everyone but me. we had fancy cheeses, meats, crackers, chips, popcorn, nuts, dried fruit, fresh fruit, licorice, brownies, hot dog roll ups and chicken nuggets.
luckily we got to celebrate with grandma and grandpa during their visit last month and mimi and papa are coming in two weeks, so we will do a combined late thanksgiving/early christmas with them. and keeping traditions alive from when jarad and i first started dating, we did our pre-thanksgiving hike yesterday. it was a short and easy one, but we all got outside for a walk and fresh air.
we are ending this night with getting cozy by the fire for a christmas movie and getting the house decorated for christmas tomorrow! bring on the holiday season!
Well you never were a fan of turkey. I think it stems from the time I showed you how to clean pu a turkey and prepare it for the cooking. You never took a bite after that. I love your traditions and thanksgiving is way more then about the food.
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