Giving Thanks

Jackson demolished his dinner!
A little bit of everything....He sure did love it!


We had a truly wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. We were blessed to have Brandon return home to us just in time for the holiday. We've been adjusting to having him home, what with all of the extra laundry and cooking and re-learning how to sleep. Jackson of course is in heaven, he follows his Dad around everywhere and pretty much wants nothing to do with Mom. And that's ok. Brandon is finally getting to see all of the new tricks that Jackson has learned over the last month. Including, not being able to find his cell phone because Jackson put it in the drawer under the kitchen sink, that was an adventure scouring the house looking for it. We baked lots of treats, had quite the feast for dinner, and relaxed as much as we could in between. We watched movies, Four Christmases and Julie and Julia were both at the top of my list for the weekend, if you haven't seen them, do so. We also took a stroll through the ginza that is lit up with lights, just for fun and sipped on Strabucks.

This being the first Thanksgiving that Jackson has gotten to partake in eating regular food, I was pretty excited to see what he liked and disliked. Apparently he loved it all as you can see from the pictures above. I think the cranberry sauce was his favorite, just like his Mama! But he ate fistfuls of stuffing, potatoes, turkey and gravy too. And ate a whole piece of pumpkin pie to himself! It was quite entertaining for Brandon and I to watch. We are blessed with a son who eats just about everything.

As we near the end of our weekend I am both relieved and disappointed. I am looking forward to cleaning out the fridge and getting back to eating a lighter menu. But I also really enjoyed the time that Brandon could be home with us, it sure doesn't happen very often, and I'm not quite ready for it to end. One thing is for certain....I am so Thankful for the life I live!