A Week of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving for the Plummer Family 2009 was a whirlwind of family, fun and food!

We were blessed to have Grandma and Grandpa come in from Florida for the celebrations, as well as the boys' Aunt Patti from Virginia, cousins Dan and Lindsey from Boston, and many other friends and family from around the Atlanta area.

The week began with a wonderful Grandparents' Day celebration at St. Benedict's, where Brady proudly introduced Grandma, Grandpa, Nana and Grandy to all his teachers and friends. While I wanted to attend - so bad - I knew that my presence would alter the dynamics, so Parker and I sat happily at home while Brady took the lead role in showing his grandparents his beloved school and chapel.

Thanksgiving Day found us at Ginny and Al's for a Fabulous Feast! We were joined (as the Plummers have been since 1971!) by the Teem family - another 3 generations of friends! The children played merrily together - as was evidenced by the "destroyed" basement playroom! Toward the end of the evening, Ginny and the children headed to the basement storage area to find the many "creatures" that inhabit her house for the holidays! They include a variety of singing, dancing, rocking and often obnoxious Santas, Snowmen, Reindeer and randomly wacky creatures! These visitors are always a hit with every child who visits!

Friday night the family joined us at our house for more Thanksgiving cheer, and we were joined by some of my Mershon clan. Uncle Steve treated us all to some fantastic Little Green Egged pork tenderloin (yummy!) and then unveiled his true talent for the boys - funny voices! I grew up with Steve's hilarious voices, and I was thrilled when they discovered he could talk just like Daffy Duck! It took about 2 minutes for Brady to find all 4 of his Ethan Long "Duck" books - all of which are funny when even an amateur like me reads them. Add in Steve's awesome voices, his lovable demeanor and his great snuggles, and Brady literally couldn't control himself with laughter.

We had several days of fun, too much food, way too much wine and lots of laughs and love. We are truly thankful indeed.