Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with family (some we see often and others we haven't seen in a long time). We started in San Antonio with Erik's family, where we had lunch. We got to see everyone (and they're hard to get all in the same place at the same time). Additionally, we saw Erik's cousin Burt and his Uncle Brooks, who we haven't seen in about five years. That was a special treat. We should get together more often. After, we came back to Kyle to my parents' house where Bobbie & Allen had Thanksgiving with Mom & Dad. The Schwethelms (my dad's sister and her entire family) were able to come up for a few hours in the afternoon. It was so great to see all of them as well (especially Peter who is finally back in the great state of Texas after many years coaching college basketball on the East coast). We had great picture taking plans, and totally forgot all about them in the frenzy that is Thanksgiving and family conversation. I'm kicking myself over that one. Who knows when we'll have the same groups together again. (Plus, I didn't get pictures of Owen in his cute Thanksgiving outfits- and he did have an outfit change mid-day, after all, the kid gets dirty). So now I'm hoping for a reunion sooner rather than later so we can get some great family pictures. In the meantime, I'll post the family picture we had taken for the holidays the day before Thanksgiving. Owen was such a champ, even though the pictures went well into his nap time. I should also mention that Owen said grandpa last week for the first time (although is does sound more like pawpaw). And he'll now say it to my dad if you prompt him. We're so happy dad was able to hear Owen say grandpa while he's still aware of what's going on. All in all, we had a great Thanksgiving. The tree and decorations are up, and we're singing Christmas carols!