Thanksgiving Day was really wonderful and drama free. We were the last to arrive but were still early than the planned dinner time. We walked in and all of my siblings were seated in the living room with my parents and my cup was full. I am blessed with a wonderful family. My dad's biological father (John W Eaton, jr), his biological mom (Anna Christine Eaton), Aunt Sandy (dad's oldest sister), and Aunt Anna (dad's youngest sister) all made appearances and a plate of food throughout the day too. After our bellies were full, the kids headed to play and dad prepared a hay ride. He loaded all the grand-babies up on the trailer and off the tractor went. The kids were asking to go in the water, so he put the tractor in reverse and eased a little into the pond. When we headed away from the pond, Will was on his knees and went head first into the pond. It was hilarious but hopefully he learned a valuable lesson about listening since he had been asked multiple times to come away from the rear and not lean over. The ladies in the family all did a favorites gift exchange. We were each asked to purchase six of our favorite things and bring. Here is the breakdown of what each person brought and shared:
Mom- mascara and Caress body wash
Renee' (me)- night gown and chocolate
Amy- chocolate and soap
Sandra- Poo-pouri
Kara- lotion
Becky- a journal
Charity- spatula, have courage drawing, and her favorite quote about courage "Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, I'll try again tomorrow"- Mary Anne Radmacher
When the sunset dad, built a bonfire for the kids to dance around and then Jake and I loaded up eight of the kiddos and ventured to see the movie "Wonder". It has been a wonderful day and I could tell my mom and dad were both filled with joy having us all there. Mom stayed so calm too and enjoyed the day.
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