Happy Thanksgiving!

We spent Thanksgiving Day in Cicero with Cindy, Jackie, and Alex. Alex is still sick, but he was still in a pretty good mood. He took a nap not long after we arrived and when he woke up he just stared toward the window for about 5 minutes. Everyone else was in the kitchen, but he didn't seem to even hear us!

Grandma and Alex

Jackie and Alex

Jackie, Cindy, Alex, me, and Rick


Right before dinner started we all went around the table and shared what we were thankful for this year. As we took our turn, Rick took our pictures. Alex went first!

All of the delicious food!

I was in charge of bringing dessert, but as you can tell from the picture, it was not the highlight of the meal. I was making an "Upside Down Apple Tart". The direction have you flip the dessert from the pan onto a plate after it is cooked. Rick and I aren't very good at flipping things though so a lot of it ended up in the sink. It did taste better than it looked (the part that didn't end up in the sink). Needless to say I will be sticking to cakes and cookies in the future!

The many faces of Alex on Thanksgiving!

Rick and I have so much to be thankful for this year. We are fortunate and blessed to have such a wonderful family and friends. Thank you to all of you who have meant so much to us this year!