A Southern Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving we packed up our Civic and drove down to Atlanta. Thankfully we came to our senses and didn't drive the entire 10 hours in one night, but rather stopped half way in NC. This allowed us to sleep, shower and recharge. Three cheers for the Hampton Inn! Why didn't we think of this earlier?

This trip was the first time that James got to meet his Great-Grandmother! He was the perfect gentleman for our entire time at Ma's home, which made John and I very proud parents. James loved Ma and tried to reach for her and wanted to walk over and visit with her. We had a great time visiting with Ma!

Next stop was Blairsville for some fun in the mountains. James tried applesauce and played with lots of new toys courtesy of his cousin Abigail. Abigail was so sweet to share her toys! Nana loved introducing applesauce to James, and Papa even gave him a small bite of banana. James was very spoiled and loved trying fruit!

Some family friends came to visit while we were in Blairsville. The three girls had a great time playing with James, he is quite the little flirt. He loved to be the center of attention!

We celebrated Thanksgiving with turkey, cornbread dressing, green beans, Waldorf salad, cranberry chutney and some yummy pecan pie! Mmmmm! John and I both had two plates full of food, it was so good. We also got to celebrate Nana's birthday on Saturday. James and Abigail each gave Nana a kiss, which were her favorite presents!

Abigail and James both dressed up for college football game day. Unfortunately the home team didn't pull out a victory. I guess the "good luck" outfits didn't work this time.

James woke us up good and early this morning, so we were able to get home before the holiday traffic, and now we are sitting and enjoying some football and a fire. We have so much to be thankful for!