A day full of Thanksgiving! – Part One

Our Thanksgiving this year was so full, both literally and physically, that we have to divide it into two parts. The first thing and most important thing that we are thankful for is our family. We have been so fortunate and blessed in our life as a couple never to have to divide our time during Thanksgiving. With our families living so close to each other, about an hour drive, we have been able to have a huge gathering, with both of our families present. This year was different, only in that we meet at our house, instead of Augusta, as we have the previous three years. Megan cannot exactly be jumping in the car and driving to terribly far right now, for obvious reasons. So no, no baby yet.

But we are aware, that our holiday tradition of a joint family is very, very rare. Almost every couple we know has to divide their time between families in some way. But not us. We get to be different. Our families get together, and actually enjoy being together. We are SO THANKFUL for that. It’s kind of overwhelming. So tonight, we joined together to share a meal, wonderful conversation and a ton of laughter with both of our parents and all three of our siblings. Megan’s sister even brought her Nintendo Wii so that we could play games together. You should have seen our parents laughing together during a game of bowling, all in the comfort of our living room. The mom’s finished first and second by the way.

We are so thankful to be bringing a child into this wonderful world that we are so blessed to be living in. I cannot even imagine how much fun next Thanksgiving will be when Isaac is around one year old, running around like a crazy kid, being loved by both sets of grandparents, both aunts and an uncle. We thank God for the blessing of family and we thank our families for being so great. We love you!