All the Turkey...

We started our Thanksgiving with the usual--

a lighter breakfast,

the parade,

and a 5K run

so we earn all the things we're about to eat

This year

we had a shirt design competition

between us boys.

Tucker won for the front

and Beckett won for the back

and Grandma Phyllis brought them into reality.

It called for a cheesy family photo

in our matching, hard-earned shirts.

After all the turkey we could eat for lunch,

Grandma brought out 

the biggest gingerbread house construction set

we had ever seen.

That kept us busy for a while!

Everything didn't turn out as beautiful as Tucker's

(the frosting got a bit melty and

things started falling off)

but we had a good time putting it together!

After a huge lunch,

we had to make room for a huge dinner.

Jasmin and Aaron hosted

and I was (ok, we were) excited to finally meet

our new cousin Elyse

We stayed late into the night,

chatting and eating,

chatting and drinking,

chatting and celebrating,

chatting and...snoozing while watching a Christmas movie.

Ah, Thanksgiving!

A wonderful kick-off to the holiday season!