giving thanks

Today was a good day. We started off Thanksgiving as all American should...watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Packers game simultaneously. Clearly, we are thankful for the invention of the remote control.

Here's Jackson pointing out the Tom Turkey float.A quiet morning in our pajamas at home soon gave way to the hustle and bustle of prepping food for the family gathering. We packed up the kid and the food in the car and headed south to Tacoma to feast on turkey and all of the trimmings with the Blankenship Clan.Here are a few more pics from the day...

After the meal, Jackson "cleaned up" with his popper toy.This is the Thankgiving card that Jackson "made" for Grandpa & Grandma Blankenship. It's truly a one-of-a-kind card because it turns out that Jackson HATES to have his hand traced (the body of the turkey is Jackson's hand outline) so I only got him to hold still for one card. The other cards we made for family in Florida involved leaf rubbings and coloring - two things Jackson enjoys.

Then we played in a giant cardboard box...just because it was there.
Grandma Jan showed Jackson some magic tricks she could do with her magnetic balls.

All good things must come to an end and all good days must end with a bang! This time the BANG! was quite literal - Jackson smacked his left eye into the edge of the coffee table and got his first black eye. He's now our "little black-eyed pea" instead of our "little sweet pea."We're so thankful to God for the blessing of our sweet, little, black-eyed boy and all of the joy that filters into our home through him. Dan and I feel incredibly blessed by God in His outpouring of love and blessings ! Today is definitely a day for giving thanks.