Happy Early Thanksgiving!

Happy Early Thanksgiving Everyone! This morning was filled with good food, laughs and watching children playing around the house! Nikki, a great friend of mine, decided to have an early Thanksgiving dinner with Rich and I. Nikki did all the cooking and what a great cook she is!

Since Rich has to leave around 5:30am tomorrow morning, we won't be able to have Thanksgiving with him. So, it was such a blessing to be able to share this holiday with him and with friends. Lillian had a great time playing with Bella and Marissa and Dad even helped in the kitchen when he could. I entertained Lydia and tried to keep her out of trouble!

Nikki had such a wonderful meal prepared for us with turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, asparagus, green beans and bread. It all looked so yummy and it was! Even Lydia loved the mashed potatoes! As for Lillian, she stuck with mac n cheese and a turkey HOT DOG! hee hee She makes me smile!

So, what am I thankful for? THESE PAST 14 DAYS and GREAT FRIENDS! Thank you Nikki for thinking of me and my family during this holiday and thank you for a wonderful meal. You out did yourself and you are a great person and friend. And thank you Rich for being who you are and spending so much time with us and the kiddos during these past two weeks even when you wanted to just lay down and go to sleep! :) And thank you to Lillian and Lydia who make me smile everyday! How lucky am I to be their mom?

Good bye honey! This will be our last big event as a family until Rich is home at the end of April. It has been wonderful and more than we could have imagined. Only if I could make time stand still and he could stay longer. But, I know this day will end and he will be gone in the morning. So, now looking ahead until he is home again for good!

Happy Thanksgiving and we love you all! Enjoy tomorrow with your family and friends no matter where you are!

Love,

Julie