Thanksgiving 2009

I hosted my first Thanksgiving this year. Here are my favorite photos.

"Grandma" with her first grand-baby

One of the million reasons I love my parents - this is how their laptop is decorated.

Doing yoga in my living room. Loki wanted to participate.

"What do you mean, I only get to use one yoga mat?"

Ashley helping cook the Thanksgiving meal.

Mom before the Thanksgiving meal.

Evan & Ashley before Thanksgiving.

Our dining room table all dressed up for its first use.

The plates with the holly on them were originally purchased by my parents in their first years of marriage. My mom gifted them to me and I am excited to use them every year.

Another shot of the table.

The kitchen table all set up. Yes, there were notecards showing where each dish should be placed.

A close-up of the table.

Eric, Evan, and Ashley in the living room.

We had some free time while Mom & Dad went to pick up the turkey. Here's Evan & Ashley's photo shoot.

I really don't think I was as mad as I look. Eric had just spilled a drink on the coffee table.

Eric & me in front of our tree.

The turkey right after it arrived.

This is what a 26 pound turkey turns into after it has been cooked and sliced.

Ashley looking cute.

The four kids with our champagne.

Evan & Ashley

Mom & Ashley

Dad & Mom at the table.

Evan at the table.

Zoey being cute by the tree.

The boys playing video games.

Trying to get a photo of Mom & Dad with the kittens.

Zoey wasn't having it.

Not a happy kitten.

Loki started losing interest as well.

Dad & Loki

Evan & Zoey. I promise he is not strangling her.

So sweet.

Holiday decorating and kitten cuteness

We put up the tree and holiday decorations on Sunday. The kittens did amazingly well and have shown no interest in climbing the tree (yet).

Zoey inspecting the tree.

Loki biting the tree. Biting seems to be their way of assessing items that are new to them.

Zoey biting the tree box.

Zoey stretching out on the tree skirt.

Zoey swiping at Loki after he went under the chair.

Playing innnocent.

Taking a break from decorating to look under the basement couch. I have no idea what they thought they were going to find.

My family.

Zoey lounging on the tree skirt. Both of the kittens loved it before it was under the tree and now they love it even more.

Looking precious.

Giving Eric her opinion on how to string the lights.

Investigating the lights . . . by biting.

Loki watching Eric work. Little did he know that Zoey was about to pounce on him.

Loki and his Starbucks. That kitten is an addict.

Eric was putting together a new ShopVac. Zoey decided the bucket was a great place to sit.

Loki preferred the ShopVac's box.

Zoey under the tree. Both of the kittens love sleeping under there.

Hanging out on top of their tower.

I'm not sure there is always going to be room for both of them.

Precious little kittens.

Napping under the tree.

And again.
Zoey waiting at the door for her grandparents to arrive.