We are incredibly blessed to have all of our family within driving distance of our home. Thanksgiving this year began with a jaunt to Circle K to pick up the paper and then to Maw Maw's for a fantastic meal and great company. Then that evening we had a feast at our home and a family game night.
This year Thanksgiving happened to fall on Opa's Birthday. We've been practicing the Dutch Happy Birthday song and Willem was quite spirited after lots of turkey and pie. I didn't notice the sleepy effect, that turkey turned him into a one man band. Playing his drum and singing "Lang zal hij leven".
Jason made the turkey this year and it was fantastic. He brined it and found a recipe where it only baked for 2.5 hours. It was extremely moist and looked fantastic. Mom also cooked away on the potatoes and gravy and other dishes and the Weiss' brought fantastic pies and decorations. It was great seeing how our family feast came together.
Willem was very excited to show Opa and Lita his new violin and gave his first concert. Once he got going he became quite the showman.
"Let there be light":) Thanks to Erik, after dinner we were able to turn on the Christmas lights. Each year the holidays seem to fly by and this year our intention for the holiday season is to spend time with family, have fun and do what we can so that others can have a magical holiday season as well. Happy Holidays!!
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