Thanksgiving in Kentucky

For the first time since Callie was born, we did not travel for Thanksgiving. Instead, we played host for the Bowes, Balestracci, and Hannen families from the great states of Connecticut and Colorado. Who knew that our house could hold eleven people for an extended weekend? Callie was beside herself to have non-stop attention for four days straight. It took a couple of days for her to readjust to life with only Mom and Dad.

Thanksgiving Day started for some of us with a 5K race at Keeneland. John, Suzy, and Brian were fortunate that the morning turned out to be sunny and in the low 60s. It was a great day for a run - as opposed to the following day which was in the low 30s and brought a little bit of snow. But the three intrepid runners were just happy that they managed to outrun the folks dressed as the turkey and the pilgrim.


Meanwhile, back at home, the master chef was dressed for the part. Sarah was extremely proud of her purchase and had planned out the menu to the last detail. With a host of potential sous chefs in the house, Sarah directed a magnificent effort that resulted in an amazing meal. It worked well in part because no one was going to say no or mess with a woman who was 38 weeks pregnant and holding a carving knife.



As the gang sat down for dinner, we all had good reason to be thankful. It is a rare event these days for all of us to be in one place for a few days, so it meant a lot to share some good food and good times together.



Thanksgiving Day was not only full of food, but also watching the Macy's Parade on TV, playing a few hands of Texas Hold-Em, and taking in a few football games here and there. And even though the two days after Thanksgiving were definitely on the chilly side we managed to take a couple of walks and watched the Lexington Christmas Parade. And of course we fit in the annual sibling dinner, which this year took place at Dudleys.




The above picture is the whole crew sitting on one of the focal points of the weekend - the couch in the den. Shortly after this picture was taken, Suzy and Brian left to catch their plane to Denver and the Connecticut contingent headed off to the Lexington airport. The house has seemed just a bit empty since...of course, we plan on changing that soon. It all depends on when Baby Peanut decides to make her grand entrance. Stay tuned...