Thanksgiving 2008

We had a BUSY Thanksgiving!  There was still so much of our family that hadn't met Joshua, that we ended up going to all four family get-togethers.  It started out early Thursday morning.  We left our house in Holly Springs and headed to Charlotte to celebrate with my dad's family.  My uncle Linn couldn't wait to meet Joshua, and it was so sweet seeing them together for the first time.  We got to eat a yummy lunch at Myers Park Country Club in Chalotte with them.  My cousin Scott's little boy, Wyatt, was so cute and helpful with Joshua.  We only get to see that side of the family a few times a year, so we really enjoyed spending time with them.  We left Charlotte and headed to Albemarle to see Derek's mom's family.  Derek's cousin's children, J. and Ali were so cute with Joshua.  Ali is four, and she kept saying how handsome Joshua was and how much he liked her.  They took turns holding him, and passed him back and forth 5 or 6 times.  After Albemarle we headed to Concord to visit with some of my mom's family.  Granny (my grandmother) just can't get enough of our little man.  She always says that it is impossible to look at him and not smile.  (I have to agree!)  From Concord we went to Belmont to celebrate with Derek's dad's family and eat dinner with them.  We don't get to see that family very much, so it was definitely a good time.

It was a great day!....an exhausting day, but a good one!  We totaled up our time in the car on Thanksgiving, and it added up to about six and a half hours.  Joshua was wonderful all day.  He went with the flow all day long, took naps in the car, and was still smiling at the end of the day!

We took it easy the rest of the weekend, spending time with some friends we don't see very often.  On Sunday morning we went to Charlotte to spend some time with our friends Brooke and Jeremy.  Then on Sunday afternoon we went to Concord to see Ashley, Brandon, and the rest of the Cohens!  It was so great to see everyone!

This year we are so thankful for so many things, especially for our family and friends!  We are thankful that God has blessed us with a healthy and sweet baby boy!  We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!