Micah's first Thanksgiving

Since we've lived in Florida, our Thanksgiving tradition has been to have Thanksgiving day dinner at our house with Derek, Rebekah, and anyone else in the area that needs a place to go. In the past that has included friends with a newborn baby, and my brother and sister-in-law. This year, Rebekah has been struggling with a back injury that has had her laid up (well, really laid down as she's mostly unable to get up from the couch) for a few weeks now. Since she couldn't come to us, we decided it was much less important to continue with our tradition of having it in our house than it was to spend our day with Derek and Rebekah. So we packed up our meal and cooked it at their house. Their son Andrew surprised Rebekah by showing up on Wednesday so he was there for dinner too. This year, we were especially grateful for our baby. Micah is happy, healthy, and growing like a weed. He's smiling and babbling and blowing spit bubbles and has become such a great source of joy for us. We're also grateful for friends who treat us like family, good food, warm homes filled with laughter, and the opportunity to say thanks to the One who has given it all to us.

Derek and I worked hard to get the turkey in the pan!

Micah fell asleep and Rebekah snuggled with him for a long time. They both loved it.

Our official Thanksgiving family picture!

Micah and Daddy played together for a little bit before bed. Micah was so tired by the end of the day that he slept a full 12 hours! Must have been the turkey...