This year I hosted our family Thanksgiving party. Normally we have it at my aunt's house, but I decided, with some hinting, to have it at our place. I usually would be so excited to host it at our place, but with Ben being a bit fussy and needy lately I knew it would be a challenge to get all the preparations done. Dave's parents were out of town, as well as my father, so I couldn't ask them for help. Fatima was working that day, Claudine was in Michigan, Dave had a big project and was mostly AWOL, so I was left on my own. Thankfully Dave quit early and helped out with cleaning the house, but it was as if Ben knew that I had a ton to do that day - he was extra fussy.

I had several dishes that I wanted to make, as well as a couple desserts. I ended up just making 2 of the 4 dishes and some bibingka and cupcakes which I didn't get to decorate the way I wanted to (I wanted to decorate them for Melanie and Dave's birthdays).

Parties always get me flustered and stressed out for the first hour or so - there's just so much to take care of. My aunts were great helping out and even at the end of the party, they made sure to clean up all the dishes and pack all the leftovers. I was able to relax once everyone got there and have a good time. It was fun to watch the kiddies run around and be silly, and to just hang out with the family. We had a pretty nice spread of food, with some great main dishes to eat and a LOT of desserts. I asked the cousins to pitch in with the food and dessert was a popular choice - my cousin Marlon even made some pumpkin pies that were DELICIOUS! It was great that they helped out, too.

I brought out Benjamin's shark costume for Kenzo to try. He hated it, but he looked adorable in it. After that, we all tried on the shark suit. It was hilarious! Maybe I'll bring it around to the next Thanksgiving and make it a tradition...

So here's some fun shark pics for you to enjoy!

See more pictures here

Posted by Yano at November 28, 2006 11:55 PM

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