This Thanksgiving we celebrated with lots of family and a simple, (relatively) healthy feast. After years of being away, it felt extra special to have both sets of parents along with my sister and her husband there to join us.
Our table was set with a beautiful 3 pound bittersweet chocolate turkey as the centerpiece. We took advantage of the 5 minutes before the meal to photograph the boys in their clean, fancy shirts.
While we spend weekends in Milpitas regularly, it's not that common that we're all under one roof. There's a lot of catching up to do, and Linus will take advantage of any captive audience. The feast was one of our best to date. Before sitting down we talked about what we are most grateful for; family and health were recurring answers.
On Black Friday we laughed at all the people heading to the mall and drove to Sanborn County Park in Saratoga for a hike in the redwoods.
Being wild animals, the boys seem to be at their best when set loose in a park. Aside from having to keep them out of harms way, there is nothing more relaxing for us than being outdoors. Tree stumps are better substitutes to playground structures, hollowed out trees stand in for a playhouse.
We had deli sandwiches for lunch and soaked in the sunshine while the older boys played hide-and-seek. Anders really enjoyed wandering around on his own.
It's far too easy for me to get caught in my small-stuff, first world, perceived "problems". There seems to be a never ending supply of playground sand and grime. There is a constant racket of crying, whining, and siren/laser/shooting noises. They all stress me out, and I view my complete lack of energy at the end of each day as a tiny failure. Taking a step back, I see that all the discord is created by three very healthy, boisterous boys; that my lack of energy proves I work hard and live a very full life. I know it won't be this way every year, but this Thanksgiving I'm thankful that I have no real problems.
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