Our First Thanksgiving

My parents and brother arrived safely, and with additional food in tow. Mama made her sweet potato casserole, stained-glass salad, and marinated vegetable salad, along with a pumpkin cake.  I was thrilled they were able to spend Thanksgiving with us!  After seeing their rooms, watching a bit of Robin Hood:  Men in Tights (Lizet's favorite), and waiting for Dave to come home from work, we visited about random things; Daddy's work, Eric's work, and Mama constantly working at home.  Xavier was eager to show off his skateboarding abilities while Lizet roller skated.  Once Dave arrived, we left for La Fiesta where Daddy treated all of us.  Lizet was able to introduce them to all her new friends (waiters and hostess).  After returning home, the kids quickly gathered their things to go for a sleepover with Grammy, Gramps, Tío Eric, and Tony (their Maltipoo), at their hotel.  The girls slept with Grammy and Tony, while the men were in the adjoining room. I hope Xavi wasn't too upset that he had already taken a bath that day.  No chance to try out his snorkel equipment in a hotel bathtub.  

Thanksgiving Day for the children included an introduction to the Macy's Day Parade, the National Dog Show, and the Dallas Cowboys. We had Lizet cheering in the end, although she was rooting for the wrong team...  No honey, those are the Saints.  The kids loved everything!  Thankfully, they're not picky eaters.  I made my grandfather's dressing which is basically a list of ingredients and is more of a go-by-what-it-looks-like kind of recipe, green bean casserole, green chile corn, and Dave made the turkey and rolls.  And of course I had to add the canned, jellied cranberry sauce - my favorite! We had pumpkin pie, pumpkin cake, and pecan pie with an assortment of sodas and iced tea.  We played Chicken Foot (a domino game) and the kids loved it!  They kept saying, "This is fun!"  After all ten rounds, Angela came out the winner!  Fortunately, none of us needed a nap, so we watched football.  Xavi played video games on his Play Station, Angela watched a movie in her room on a portable DVD player, but Lizet laid on Grammy for about two hours.

They want to go say one last "adios" in the morning before my family departs from the hotel, so off we go in the morning.  Then, we will meet Dad for lunch at Mazzio's.  Lizet is planning to go to work with Dad for a little while.  She even tried on his dress shoes and asked if she could wear them tomorrow.  Dave laughed and said, "Oh, Sweetie, yours are so much prettier."  Her reply, "But, these are work shoes."