Happy Thanksgiving!

We're leaving for Carmel in a little bit and looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving with all 23 members of Marc's immediate family...2 grandparents, 7 brothers/sisters, 6 spouses, 8 little kids (and a partridge in a pear tree). There is a lot to be thankful for this year. At this stage in our lives, Marc and I feel very blessed to have 2 wonderful kids that inspire and fill our lives.

Yesterday they celebrated Thanksgiving with a children's banquet at the preschool. They were each assigned an ingredient and brought it to school. Madeleine brought 3 celery stalks and Matthew brought jello.
All the kids spent the morning cutting (with real knives), spreading, mixing and of course playing. It all culminated in a wonderful feast at a long table filled with happy faces and yummy food.

Matthew and Madeleine made peanut butter and egg salad sandwiches. They even cut them into squares all by themselves. Matthew also helped with cutting veggies and filling Dixie cups with a scoop each of red and yellow jello. Teacher Barbara brought a crock pot so that we could put all the veggies in for a soup.

Madeleine took time out to play the piano. Other kids got out their energy throwing pillows in the back room. Of course there was a parent supervising, or was he playing too? That's his daughter catching the pillow, so I suppose he knows her strength.

It was a fun day. The kids had a blast. We always have a lot of fun with them and are looking forward to a few days to enjoy each other as a family. God, thanks for giving them to us!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!