Thanksgiving 2011 and Ava's 6th Birthday
We had such a fantastic time this year hosting turkey day! There were 26 of us total. I was a little bit nervous - but my family is so easy and so much fun...and my aunts and mom did most of the cooking (thankfully!) - so the weekend honestly went off without a hitch! We have so much to be thankful for this year - two new beautiful babies born to our family, engagements, college graduations - and most importantly - each other. My parents, aunts and uncles started this Thanksgiving tradition as far back as I can remember. All of us have always taken turns traveling (sometimes as much as 12 hours) to be together for Thanksgiving. As we have gotten older and families have grown - it's been a little bit harder to coordinate - but I am so thankful we are all still making efforts to carry on the tradition. I'm sure my grandparents Julia and Bob would be thrilled to see us all still getting together. In my book nothing...absolutely nothing...beats celebrating and time with fam