Thanksgiving 2007!!!

We have a tradition of going to Central California to my family up there to celebrate Thanksgiving. It is always a fun packed weekend that is eagerly anticipated each year! It was even more exciting this year since we had Mia to enjoy her first Thanksgiving with our family!!We drove up in the RV on Wednesday night and went to my cousins for Thanksgiving. It was a great time full of wonderful food and lots of family. The kids had a jump house and crafts and it was just a wonderful day!! The next day we have a tradition of going to my grandma's land up in the hills (700+ acres in the foothills of the western Sierra's) and shooting guns. The boys look forward to this every year and we always have a great time. While up in the hills there are a bunch of pomegranate trees on my grandma's land so we always pick a ton of them and my brother uses them for sauces once home (he is a chef). The pomegranates were WONDERFUL this year and we just stood there forever and ate a ton of them. They are so sweet and juicy but they stain like crazy. Mia loved them but her poor little sweater just got covered in juice. Lets hope Spray and Wash works!! That evening my cousin had another get together at her house and we went over there for more food and fun. We got home late and the kids just passed out. We were going to do the annual sausage stuffing party at my cousins house today (Saturday) but we were just too exhausted so we took an easy morning and packed up, went into town to visit grandma and then started the 3+ hour drive home. It was such a wonderful time and we thank all of our cousins for making it so special for us each year (we are the only cousins that live out of town).

Yes, these are the only pictures I have from ACTUAL Thanksgiving. I totally forgot to get my camera out of my purse and towards the end of the night realized I had not even got a picture of Mia in her Thanksgiving dress. So, I threw the bow back in Mia's hair (not very well I must add) and had my mom hold her so I could get a few pics. I also took some pics of all the kids making crafts and a pic of my sister and dad as well as the best darn yams I have ever had!!

These are of us shooting and picking pomegranates.