Giving Thanks...

This past weekend it was the Canadian Thanksgiving. Normally a few days before I am rushed, cleaning, baking, making lists and trying to get everything organized and ready...so at least I can have the day before to relax(somewhat, remember, with three kids you can NEVER relax). This year, the week before we decided, collectively, to hibernate...of sorts...and just be together as an immediate family, and celebrate the weekend however we wanted to. As Josh told me, "turkeys are for Christmas, not Thanksgiving." I guess that started the whole idea of changing our traditions. The weekend brought warm, even humid temperatures filled with blue skies and sunshine. 

We first went to the waterfront and spent a few hours there. It was gorgeous, the water was calm, the skies bright, and the trees cornering the water were bright orange, red, yellow and gold. It was more like a July morning. We sat on the playground sipping our Tim Hortons, as the kids ran about exploring.

We did a little Kijiji shopping(bought a wooden futon frame for 10$), then the Hubby hit the local LCBO store and got some wine and beer. We spent the afternoon, sitting on the back deck...enjoying and being Thankful for everything that Mother Nature gave us that weekend.

It was soo peaceful at nap time....no noises, no rushing, no fretting over the turkey if it was cooked or not. We were just being, living in the moment. After all, that's what Thanksgiving should be about. Giving Thanks to this great place we live in, our family, friends, and thankful that I reconnected with my friend from school, and eventually marrying him. Together we brought three great kids into this world and it is a better place for having them.

I could not have asked for a better Thanksgiving Weekend. It was awesome. And we did start a new tradition....Mandarin for dinner!! Josh asked, "can we do this every year?" I think we can......

Josh's Hand print...turned into a turkey..gobble gobble..