What a crazy, wonderful Vaughan Thanksgiving day we had yesterday. Once everyone arrived it was pretty much nonstop bedlam. Jachin, Micah, and Zakary spent most of the afternoon chasing each other around the house in circles. I admit I was involved in one or two of those circles, but I didn't last as long as they would have liked. Thankfully Christina's Mom was here. She took up a lot of the grandparenting slack, and she could be just as loud as they were. Especially when counting out her turn in hide and seek. It took Caleb about a second and a half and Cailyn just a bit longer to join in the fray, but they got into the swing of things without too much trouble.
None of them had much time for inconsequential things like eating, though. There was plenty available. Fried turkey and dressing and mashed potatoes and those red potato things with marshmallows on top and some new kind of disguised vegetable. It had squash and apples and cinnamon in it. Not too bad. There was just enough of the sweet stuff to mask the squash's true flavor. Of course there was also a myriad of dessert choices. Apple, pumpkin, pecan, chocolate pies. Banana pudding. Pumpkin cheesecake.
I had some time to work on learning a new language. Josiah. I got the fsshhh followed by the ASL sign for fish). His favorite, though, seems to be where the syllable "bah" can mean ball (if sounded twice), dog (if accompanied by the appropriate ASL sign), or briefcase, shopping cart, computer, or any number of other things, only translatable by his mother.
We got our tree put up and the lower half is quite well-decorated. I was banned from moving any furniture or getting boxes from the attic, so it was up to our boys to get that part done. Kel finally took the plunge and got started. Josh and Nathan timed him to see how long he would go by himself before he called out for help. He got the tree box down by himself and probably would have made longer, but Josiah decided it would be lots of fun to join Daddy in the attic. He started climbing the stairs and made it half way up before Nana caught him. Kel made it a full three minutes before demanding some fuller participation from the siblings.
The mommies and daddies disappeared last night after bedtime to participate in the Black Friday on Thursday night sales. Josh and Christi finally made it home around 1:30 or 2. I heard Kel and Christina were just getting started at Baybrook Mall by then. I was well into my third or fourth dream sequence.
Today promises to be even better. Zak and Caleb are already up, playing with Legos and the train under the tree. I think Josh has the train battery task under control. I was scheduled to battle with Zak, and Christi is shoring up my defenses for me while I type. Guess I need to move that direction and begin the battle, though I feel certain I am destined for ultimate defeat.
Isaiah 9:6-7 says, "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this."
Father, thank you for Lego battles and trains under trees and cinnamon rolls. A great morning. Amen.
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