Gobble! Gobble!

Thanksgiving Day was a bitter sweet day for us this year. We are going to be faced with lots of bitter sweet holidays up ahead. On one hand we have the best gift that God could have given us and we had a more meaningful Thanksgiving Day because of the gift of our baby girl. She had so much fun with all of the family. Ellie even got a taste of all of the Thanksgiving Day traditional foods. She was just as stuffed as we all were! On the other hand this was our first Thanksgiving without Papa, Jamey's dad. Edward loved Thanksgiving Day because he was able to start preparing all of the food a week ahead of time. He loved going to pick out the most perfect turkey, all of the grocery store shopping, and playing a game with how much he could save with coupons! He would get such a kick out of saving a few dollars even if it meant going all over town from store to store! We miss him so much during these times. For Thanksgiving this year we decided to do something a little different. Since we have traditionally ate at Papa and Gigi's every year with Papa putting togetger the BEST turkey and dressing we decided to go out! Change of Pace! We had around 20 family members join together at the Glass which is a beautiful brunch buffet at The Woodlands Resort. Everyone enjoyed themselves with about three hours of wonderful food, fellowship, and laughter. We got through what could have been a miserable day celebrating Papa's memory with stories and got comfort through our little girl's smiles and kisses. Before Papa past away he called Ellie "The Great Equalizer" and she really has been and will continue to be through this tough year of 1st's on both ends of the spectrum!