Mia's first Thanksgiving was a bittersweet holiday for us. We were so excited to celebrate this milestone with her, but Gabe's Dad was never far from our minds. Also, a dear family member lost his battle with cancer a couple of weeks ago, so our Turkey Day started out with a short memorial service for him (which we ended up missing because we were running terribly late).
Nonetheless, we all enjoyed our day with family. This year, for logistical reasons around the memorial service, it was held in a ballroom at the Residence Inn in Springfield, MO. All the usual people brought all the usual food and it was fabulous. Between Bonnie's deviled eggs, Kathleen's sweet potato casserole, and Judy's sinful creamy corn, we were in heaven. Mia loved it too!
Of course, Mia stole the show looking so stinkin' cute in this outfit! (thanks Linda!)
Such a big girl eating at the big table!
My favorite picture of the day...
Of course, no holiday at the Schnelle house is complete without a little dress-up...
Having a little fun with Uncle Michael...
A fireside chat with Grandma B...
We have so much to be thankful for this year.
2 comments:
Love the picture with the spoon! I love her smile!
Yes MIA looks so cute in her Thanksgiving outfit. I'm sorry Rick wasn't at the table, I'm sure that was hard on the family.
My favorite picture of Mia is the one where she is sitting on the floor and smiling. Your right she has an award winning smile, of course I'm not bias or anything like that. Everytime I see her I want to (like you say) sqeeze all the love our of her.
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