Turkey Day

 T H A N K S G I V I N G !

This year's Thanksgiving was unique...Jake's parents flew out from Oregon to spend the holiday with us so they could finally meet Jett! On Wednesday, Jake and Gage took Grandpa Jones fishing at Strawberry Reservoir while Grandma Jones stayed home with Jett for some bonding time...oh, and I was at work all day. Joy. Then, fish tacos for us that evening! Way for the guys to bring home the bacon. For Thanksgiving, we all celebrated on Friday (due to Jake's work schedule) at my parents' house along with my brother and his girlfriend. A house full of people always makes for good times.

Photoshoot with his new bib from Grandma Jones

Jake was in charge of the turkey this year, which turned out tasty, and then Grandma Jones had volunteered to make homemade pies...something that my family has never done since they don't bake much...or ever. We had so much pie! She made 3 whole delicious ones including pumpkin, marionberry, and my fave, apple pecan sour cream, and then we also purchased a pecan pie on top of that because it's a holiday must. Mmm. After our feast, we all spread out around the basement to watch Miracle, the movie about the 80' Men's Olympic Hockey Team. Always good. Jake and his parents also had to get in a bit of football watching because the Oregon State Beavers were playing against the Oregon Ducks...a big rivalry game for them they couldn't miss. Jett got to join in, too...he's always mesmerized by the TV. 

Apparently, watching football with no pants on is the way to go.

We of course took family photos with everyone and then just our little family, and as much as they turned out alright, I'm still not posting them due to myself being in the pictures. But the one's of Jett in his old man argyle sweater are so precious, so pics of me aren't needed when there's that much cuteness to focus on! Nevermind his huge jeans that he doesn't quite fit into yet, but I made him wear them anyway.

That's a lot of different patterns going on here...

The highlight of the evening for me was letting Jett try applesauce for the first time...well, more like letting him try anything other than formula for the first time. I had planned on giving him a finger-taste of whipped cream, but nurse Jake said applesauce would be better since the whipped cream has the dairy in it. Ok, fine. Jett's little precious facial expressions were priceless! I seriously almost got choked up about it because it was so cute. Of course I recorded a video of the whole thing and couldn't wait to post it. Keep in mind Jett has 9 people gathered around him just watching him. Quite the audience for the big applesauce debut.

Overall, it turned out to be a nice holiday. Jett is definitely the center of attention when family is around, and it's been so fun getting to experience and share his first holidays with him. Can't wait for Christmas!! Good stuff in store for him...