Yesterday

Last year was the first year that we celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving. We did so in honor of the fact that our Caribbean cruise had been rescheduled to a Canadian cruise due to Hurricane Matthew, and had we not chosen to re-book for a different sailing we would have been in Canada on their Thanksgiving Day. We loved celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving so much that we decided we'd make this an annual thing. And really this could not be any more perfect for our family. Due to Columbus Day (a holiday that we choose not to celebrate/recognize) pretty much everyone in America already has the day off. Plus, the autumn colors are always gorgeous in October (as opposed to gone in November), and generally the weather is pretty nice (yesterdays rainy day not withstanding). Celebrating Thanksgiving and not having the craziness of Christmas right after is another major perk, too. That alone is worth moving it to October, if I do say so! 

And so, yesterday, Emma got out the ingredients for her cornbread. 

 And Grace got the necessary ingredients for her cranberry sauce. 

 And the table was simply, yet elegantly decorated. 

 And Dave, of course, needed a trip to urgent care right before our turkey was done cooking. Because apparently this is the way he rolls when a Disney vacation is on the horizon. 

 We were barely in the door and he had a knife in his hand again. Goodness,nothing phases him! 

And so, while our dinner was later than we planned (and possibly later than we have ever eaten as a family of four) we gathered around the table, gave thanks for being together (and amazing medical care) and enjoyed this meal that we all worked on together to make happen. It was absolutely the perfect way to end the day. Happy (belated) Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends! We hope you all had a wonderful, and hopefully less eventful, Thanksgiving Day! xo