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November 26, 2008
Thanksgiving 2008...(A Preview And A RePosting...)
On this Thanksgiving, I am re-posting last year's Thanksgiving post, because, well, this year's T-giving hasn't happened yet (it is approximately 5:40pm on Wednesday November 26th, as I type this) and I won't be able to post 2008's T-giving until sometime in the future. So, I am sorry to repeat, but on the positive side, there are some really cute pics in here!
On a more somber note, I want to take a moment to "talk" about Thanksgiving. To say I am thankful for everything I have seems, well, cliche, but since there is no better way to say it, I am truly, forever thankful for everything I have had, everything I have, and everything I will ever have. I cannot be more thankful for my wonderful wife Megan, my two beautiful boys Jonah and Josh, and Elijah, who will join us early next year. I am thankful to be a Firefighter, where I can hopefully make a difference in the lives of others. I am thankful for my family, my sisters and my brother, who I miss dearly, and who I hope to see soon. I am thankful for my Dad who has been through a lot, but who is a tough, strong man, and I am sure he will be just fine. I am thankful for my extended family, who look after us, and are there for us at every turn. I am thankful for great friends like Jason, Sara, Jimmy Mac and Amanda. I am thankful for our men and women in the military, who go without seeing their families for extended periods of time, to keep us safe. You folks are the real heroes.
I guess I am, in word, thankful.
See you tomorrow.
(From 11-27-2007...)
Over the river and through the woods, to G'ma's and G'pa's house we go...
And so it was, on Thursday, November 22nd, Megan, me and the boys packed up, and headed north. Not as far north as we usually go, thank goodness, but a mere 15 minutes or so to the Forest. We used to go to the 'Burgh, but since Megan's Dad and step-Mom moved here, the trip to see them is a heck of a lot closer! And let me just tell you how thankful we are for that! Seriously!
First order of business: Pictures with adorable children! (You have to take the opportunity when you can, before children begin to melt down!) So we gathered on the G'parents screen-in, on a beautiful, warm Thanksgiving afternoon. No, it's not supposed to be warm on T-Giving, but I don't mind...Of course, you know my Boy and my Monkey, sitting on your left (my right). And that most beautiful child is my niece, Caroline.
Do you have a kiss for your Uncle?
How about for your cousin? Kissing cousins indeed!
Abby heard a shutter click, and had to join in! I wouldn't have it any other way!
Football!
Our host Larry (Megan's Dad) and hostess Deb (Megan's step-mom) prepared an excellent Thanksgiving meal. Dinner is now served in the main dining room!
Here's a dilemma...We could lounge around after stuffing our faces with a fantastic meal to eagerly await the effects of tryptophan, or, we could take more pictures!
Here is Megan with Caroline from Carolina...(That's just so cute to say, 'cause she's so cute! Yes, the both of them!)
These two simply can not take a bad picture!
Here is Uncle Keir with his nephew and daughter...
And Aunt Jen poses with her nephew...
Kissing cousins, now hugging cousins!
And no good Thanksgiving meal is complete without dessert. Here, Joshua pretty much devours a pumpkin pie, made by G'pa...
Tryptophan and being one will get you every time...
From our family to yours, we hope you had as great a Thanksgiving as we did!
Posted by Jon at November 26, 2008 05:39 PM