This year we celebrated Thanksgiving early with Dan's family. Two weeks before Thanksgiving, we all gathered together. We did this for several reasons. One is that costs were cheaper for those coming from out of town and secondly, many of us had other plans for Thanksgiving. It worked out great because all our family was in town for Kathryn's first birthday party, which if you know me well--that is important for me, to have family here with us.
It was a wonderful time of catching up, growing closer with those we don't see often and meeting new members to the family, a.k.a Reese :-) I really enjoyed seeing how much Alana, my niece had grown and it was just really a nice time of fellowship. It was more laid back than previous ears passed and there wasn't any "family drama"--at least I didn't think so between anyone. In a large family, sometimes it's easy to have misunderstanding or unmet expectations. For the most part, I think it went really well. After all, there were about 26 of us!
Jessica came over a couple times with Reese and it was fun to see her for the first time and watch her interact with Kathryn. This was Reese and Kathryn looking at each other. They are both so adorable!
