Gavin's First Thanksgiving!

I can't believe it's already Christmas!  I feel like someone needs to invent a PAUSE button during the holidays.  Something we can use when things get hectic to just remind us to slow down and enjoy it.  So before things get any crazier with the red and green, I wanted to post a few Thanksgiving pictures to document Gavin's first turkey day.

We hosted Gav's first Thanksgiving at our house!  It was my first official holiday-hosting too.  For us it was a rather intimate affair with 11 adults and 6 kids.  But it was the perfect blend of family and good friends and we had a really great time.  Everyone brought a dish so that took a lot of the pressure off me to cook everything so I was very relaxed that day.  I also realized I was even more relaxed because for the first time in 9 years, I was HOME for the holidays and not on a plane!  What a difference that makes!

We had awesome food, great company, the wine was flowing and all the kiddos behaved themselves.  Now that's what I call the perfect holiday!

Gav was surrounded by lots of love that day...

Family pic without Gavin, who was napping...

Jack chillin with his favorite girl Kendall and her daddy Tony...

My bestie Lisa...

Amelie's in a food coma!  She's got the right idea after a big meal...

Cookin' in the kitchen with mom...

The boys toasting a great holiday with a little cognac...