Lewis, Kelly, and Paul cooked all day for our Thanksgiving day dinner. Milo ran around and thoroughly enjoyed having all the family together and the excitement in the air. This was his first Thanksgiving where he could have his chair at the table. We love all the firsts that happen each year.
He had all the fair that we enjoyed: Lew's fabulous cornbread stuffing, Paul's mashed potatoes, Kelly's sweet potato casserole and Macaroni and cheese. We bought fresh green beans that Judy took 40 minutes to cut into French style while sitting in her recliner. They were good but did not have the flavor or texture of the canned ones we are so used to. There is something important about keeping exactly the same dishes and have that tradition of the familiar.
Milo enjoyed the ginger snap cookie even more than the labored over turkey feast. Go figure! That will change over the years.
Kate mailed us a Thanksgiving decoration of a handmade turkey. Well maybe it looks more like a Turkey/Snuffalufagus from Sesame Street. I just did not have the steam to get the Thanksgiving decorations out of the attic--these include a series of vantage glass turkeys. So Kate's Turkey/Snuffalufagus was our only Thanksgiving decoration--very thoughtful for her to think of us. It made the table very festive. Milo liked it, of course not as much as his cookie.
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