I will say it was a joyful day. We spent the day with my lovely in-laws and stuffed ourselves to the gills. Avery and my nephew Brody and I went on a leaf hunt around the neighborhood…collecting anything and everything that looked interesting! I am still finding remnants of it all in my house. All for the love of my sweet preschoolers creative development. We attempted a few art projects in our spare time that day: leaf rubbings and a leaf placemat made of leaves ironed in between wax paper. It actually turned out. We snacked, played with the kids, held my sweet newborn nephews Braxton and Barrett and snacked some more. We took our annual traditional turkey day photos….our “turkey head” pictures and the beautiful maple tree pictures in Mema and Pepa Bazzocco’s front yard. We have taken these photos every year since Avery was born and plan to take them throughout their childhood. It is fun already to look back over the past 4 years and see them and how the kids are changing. 
Then after dinner, we headed over to my dads house. Where my step-mom prepared a Turkey and Ham dinner for the masses! While we didn’t eat dinner again…we certainly snacked on anything and everything. There are always more people at their house than we can really count and it is fun to visit with everyone…family and friends, too. And of course the visit is not complete in Avery’s book unless it includes a trip out to the barn to visit with all the horses, chickens, peacocks (her Halloween costume inspiration) and the barn cats. She is at most home in that barn. She just beams and radiates pure joy. It is fun to watch and appreciate her love for nature. Humm…the apple really doesn’t fall far from the tree…does it.
