Happy Thanksgiving

On this Thanksgiving weekend I am thankful for:
1- happy & healthy family
2- beautiful weather
3- having an extended family with whom we gather with (especially for the extra additions this weekend)
4- living in a country that allows you to take a year's maternity leave to watch your child grow
5- friends that have children the same age as mine & who are also at home right now allowing for "social" time

Of course, I could continue with all the things that are in my life for which I am thankful, but those are the ones that spring to mind in the "right now". Today we went to Uncle Ron & Aunt Lois's for our traditional Robinson gathering. My pie was a hit- if I do say so myself & I was told that I will be expected to keep it up. We shall see- pastry making is an art form & like learning a language I think is only something that you are good at if you have the opportunity to practice often. My post-pregnancy waistline cannot afford me to take on the task of perfecting the art of pastry-making, although I am sure that my husband would love it if I did.

It was a great day & in my opinion was made even better by the addition of a few extra boys. Here are some pictures from the day.

Finally, some boys added to the mix of little girls. Too bad Tyler
wasn't there to be surrounded by more testosterone-filled cousins.

Uncle Ron was a hit with Sydney. He showed the kids the way to the park.

He also showed the little ones that he is still a kid at heart too.

Hayleigh & Emily. Is Liam trying to break away?

Looks like he was trying to break away.
Brad took this because it reminded him of Prison Break.

Impressive, a climbing apparatus that Sydney (and little ones her size) can master.

Here Regan is sitting with Emily, but she got to spend some individual time with Jason while the others went to the park. She did very good & Jason was quite happy just to watch her.

They say that after a day of being handled by a lot of people that babies can be very fussy in the evening. Not the case with Jason. He was chatting up a storm & smiling lots tonight.
I think he was telling us what he liked best about the day.

(I started this post on Sunday, and it is now Wednesday & I am hoping that it will finally publish. Blogger again has been a little particular about when it will post my pictures.)