Happy "First" Thanksgiving

I know.... I know... Thanksgiving was yesterday and officially, it is Amelia and Penelope's 2nd one. :)

I had every intention of writing a post on Thursday but the day sort of got away from me (and yes, that happens quite often!). Anyway, all week long I've been thinking about this year compared to last and to me, it feels like the girl's 1st Thanksgiving. Last year, they were about 3 weeks old at Thanksgiving and I was sooo sleep deprived and pretty overwhelmed. I think the girls spent their days eating and sleeping and crying while the only thing I remember doing was nursing every couple of hours. My how times have changed... I don't really remember much about last year's actual Thanksgiving Day(I had to read my blog post to trigger my memory) and when I asked Paul, he said he felt the same way, not remembering much of the holiday weekend. Those early days sure are hazy and blurry.

This year was quite different! We slept in a little, had some breakfast, watched some of the Macy's parade, played a bit, napped and then headed over to the Clopton's for a delicious meal. We let the girls sample some of the Thanksgiving meal, but only Penelope actually ate the table food. Amelia made bad faces with each food she tried. Her meal consisted of goldfish crackers, bread and a Gerber jarred meal. She did eat a few bites of my pumpkin style pie (mostly cool whip) and seemed to like that. Penelope though had a more traditional Thanksgiving meal. Since I was feeding Amelia, I'm not too positive on all that Penelope had, but I'm pretty sure she ate mashed potatoes, carrots, green beans, roll and bite or two of turkey. I think she liked the pumpkin pie too. Uncle David kept suggesting I let them try the Pecan Pie, but I don't think they are quite ready for something that sweet just yet. :D

And not wanting to post without some sort of picture...here is a priceless one from the 12 month sitting. It is quite possibly both the best and worst of the bunch. Really sums up the whole experience. But we can't hold Flash completely accountable - it was Paul's idea to try putting them in the little sled together. LOL