We started off the day with a short airplane flight from SFO to SLC. Most of the travelers that skipped flying on Wednesday night decided to fly with us on Thanksgiving. The airports were packed! Our flight went as well as can be with a little boy who wants to be on the move 24/7... I am NOT looking forward to my flight back to SF on Wednesday alone. :)
Dan & Elise picked us up at the airport in their snazzy new Range Rover and then we headed to the Smith house for some Thanksgiving fun. We shared the things we are most grateful for and we were excited to hear the news from Elise and Dan that they are expecting a little baby in May! Elise is about 3 1/2 months pregnant and is feeling great! We can't wait for the new addition to the family!! Judging by how much Andrew loves his Uncle Dan & Aunt Elise, they are going to be awesome parents!
Later in the afternoon, we headed to Shari's house for a delicious Thanksgiving dinner! The food was great and Andrew loved getting to hang out with his cousins and play with Grandma Shari's toys!
Andrew had so much fun playing with his cousin Kate
He and Leah also enjoyed roaming around together and enjoying Grandma's toys!
Brett helped Andrew climb around and stay away from the fireplace
... and Leah showed Andrew how to climb up the stairs! He was not about to just sit by and watch! Good thing we only have one level at our place in Cali or we would be in trouble!
After we let our stomach's rest for a bit, The Johnsons and Buskirks all jumped in cars and headed down to the Smith house for a BIG dessert extravaganza! In typical Smith form, there were WAY too many desserts! Everything made by my mom and the Buskirks was delicious and we all ate way too many treats!
Lots of pies!
Andrew loved getting introduced to ice cream by Grandpa Kim & Grandma Julie
He even tried to steal a little bit of Jessie's whipped cream and pie and Jess laced his pacifier with whipped cream too... :)
The cousins had fun performing and playing around in the theater room w/ the love sacs
After all the eating, it was nice to relax and spend time together chatting. I am so grateful that our families have so much fun together! Our nieces and nephews love coming to my mom's house and the girls love all of Jessie's American girl dolls. It is nice to have so many cute kids around for the holidays and it is fabulous to get time with both families and not feel like anyone is getting neglected.
Andrew had so much fun with Aunt Elise. She is going to be a great mom! If I'm not close by, he thinks Elise is his mom and is totally relaxed around her. He'll crawl up on her and let her hold him. It's great because I get to just sit back and relax :)
Leah and Andrew were the center of attention. We had fun just chatting while we watched them crawl, eat toys, and try to stand up.
We did miss Scott & Cat and we're looking forward to seeing them when they get back from Cali on Sunday!
We are so grateful for our families this year and we wish that they all lived in beautiful California with us! :)
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