We got to celebrate Thanksgiving #2 with Philip’s side of the family on Thanksgiving Day. I love how celebrating the same holiday with each side can simultaneously be so different but equally fun!
While my side of the family is HUGE, Philip’s fam is small but mighty. Philip’s mom, dad, brother, and sister joined us for some feasting and fun. They generously worked with our schedule, coming in the late morning and staying until the kids’ afternoon nap time. We packed a lot of fun into our day!
- A quick selfie before the doorbell rang
- Does the table look familiar? After washing everything and freshening up our centerpieces, we were ready for round 2!
- We had a little more elbow room the second time around
- Harry loved sneaking over to the kiddie table before the feast
- Sneaky smirk
- Harry loved terrorizing Muffy during her visit
- And he stole a lot of cuddles from Uncle Connor
After the feast, it was time to play! Mimi brought an adorable game of Thanksgiving Bingo that she printed off. The kids LOVED it! It didn’t hurt that she and Maddy had gone to the trouble of bringing prizes for each winner, too.
- Paying close attention and marking off their pictures
- Why not use two crayons? Walt’s like the lady at the church hall bingo night with bingo markers blazing in both hands!
And then the magic began.
- “BINGO!!!!!”
After a few rounds of Bingo, we played one of our favorite family games, Guesstures.
- Papa loved it
- And we loved watching Papa!
- Maddy was an expert player and a great sport about the tough words she drew
- Harry tried his hand at the game, too
- Trying to get us to guess the last word before it disappeared
- Mimi did a great job, but I was a lousy team mate and couldn’t guess “pucker”!
We somehow forgot to take a family picture, but we DID manage to get a sibling shot in between rounds of Guesstures!
It was a fun day of feasting and fun with family. After everyone left, we took a GLORIOUS Thanksgiving afternoon nap! (I write about naps a lot, don’t I? Well, I suppose it’s because I’m so grateful that my children love sleep as much as I do!) It was the perfect ending to our Thanksgiving #2.
