Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays! This year it was at the new Jackson house in Toledo, Ohio! I was sure to help Mom with the packing. I wanted to make sure I did not get left behind!
It was cold in Ohio! I had to wear a hat, gloves and socks!
Natalie and I exchanged gifts at Thanksgiving since we will not see each other over Christmas.
It was good practice on opening presents! She got me a my little pony!
I got Nat a wooden train! I love my train and I thought Nat would love it too.
We played in her toy room a lot. You can see when even used the table to build the train.
Henry, Nat and I got our own table for all the meals and snacks! I felt like such a big girl!
Henry had a new little sister, Ingrid, but she was not big enough to sit at the kids table with us.
Katie, Ingrid and Henry's Mom, even let Nat and I try to hold her.
Nat did much better holding her, I thought she was a little big and squirmy.
Henry got a coaster to go with his train set at home. He was nice and let us all play with it.
I got all dressed up for Thanksgiving. I wanted to show Nat my pretty new dress.
Henry took a casual approach to the day.
Nat and I took a snack break in the living room and caught a little bit of the parade. We liked watching the people dancing.
Nat's parents got busy right away preparing for the feast!
Daddy and Aaron were responsible for the Turkey.
They did not have a turkey baster so Daddy improvised!
He had to concentrate really hard to make sure the turkey stayed very moist. He did a good job! I ate a lot of turkey!
This was baby Ingrid's first Thanksgiving and she was not sure what to think of all of us. I'm sure she will warm up to us in the coming years. :-)
Henry got a rare chance to sit at the grown-up table with his parents.
Aaron has attempted this pie for 3 years and this year it was the best!
More playing in the play room, what can I say, we are kids.
All this playing can make a girl tired or ready to sing...I'm not sure what I'm doing here.
Natalie, took us to an indoor playground. It was a lot of fun and a good place to expend some energy.
Well we might have expended some energy at the playground but we still had enough left to tackle Daddy!
He took turns helping Nat and I fly.
After we had our turns then we both jumped on him!
Thanksgiving would not be complete without a walk outside.
We were quite the group walking around the neighborhood!
Nat and I rode bikes while Henry pushed the lawn mower.
After most of us kids went to bed our parents stayed up and played games.
Ingrid also got to stay up and watch, I'm not sure how she managed that...
Before we knew it, it was time to say goodbye to the Johnson's. It was great seeing them!
A rare family photo of the Johnson's... they are all in it, even if everyone is not looking.
Nat and I had one extra day together so we thought we would go see Santa. I was excited waiting in line but when it came to sitting on his lap. I was a little less than cooperative.
Sunday afternoon, it was time to go. Thanks Jackson's for being such wonderful hosts!
We miss you already!
