Thanksgiving Weekend

We've all enjoyed a fun, four-day Thanksgiving weekend together and now it's coming to a close. Time flies! Like Karen wrote in her last post, Gavin had a great gluten-free meal prepared for him and he loved it! He ate some of his stuffing, most of his turkey and all of his gluten free rolls. And for dessert - gluten free pumpkin pie! (We won't mention that he decided to skip the gluten-free pie crust and stick with just the pumpkin part.) Karen found her true culinary calling: making the most kickin' stuffing this side of the Food Network, with apples, sausage, and all sorts of good stuff. Karen's mom made a great turkey and controversial mashed potatos (that I stand by 100 percent) that made for a great meal. We all had fun hanging out with the Worlton's and stuffing ourselves silly.

The next day, we decorated our house for Christmas. Gavin and Abe loved trimming the tree - it's in a constant state of flux, with ornaments being moved every few minutes. On top of our usual decorations, we bought a few strands of battery operated twinkle lights for hard-to-reach places. They shone brightly for a grand total of 6 hours before fizzing out. (Needless to say, don't buy battery operated lights.)

We also went to the Naperville Christmas Lights Parade with Karen's parents and Dan, Marci and Ethan. We almost froze Abe and Ella solid in the process, but it was still fun! And Santa Claus was the big ending of the parade!

It's back to reality tomorrow, but we're definitely feeling the Christmas spirit after this weekend. Let the Christmas season begin!