We just got back from our annual trip to Pittsburgh to celebrate Thanksgiving at my uncle's house. One of my cousins just had a second daughter in the spring, and his first daughter is now almost 2 1/2, so most of Thanksgiving Day was spent playing with the kids. It is amazing how much the older one changed from last year - she now seems like a real person instead of a generic baby. And the younger one was just adorable. Its been a long time since I've been around little kids on a regular basis, pretty much since college when I used to babysit, so it was a lot of fun. Not that it makes me want to have kids soon - it just makes me wish some of our friends had them so I could borrow them every once in a while to read to.
My mom brought some books for the kids for holiday presents, and it brought back memories. My parents used to tease me by telling me they picked me out at Toys 'r' Us, and I can't remember now if that's why I loved Corduroy so much, or if my parents didn't make up that story until I already had the book. And my dad used to love reading Madeline to me - he loved doing all the voices. Maybe next year, the younger cousin will be ready for me to read to her.
Overall, it was a very relaxed Thanksgiving. We left early on Wednesday, so we got to PIttsburgh around dinner time instead of late at night. We ate too much turkey and sides (fyi, my cousin has shown us the way, and the way is grilled turkey!), slept a lot, read a lot, and pretty much only left the house to visit with my mom's cousin's family on Friday. And coming back, we made our best time ever - just over 6 hrs.
Posted by dahl at November 25, 2007 5:56 PM