Adventures in Samanthaland: Feeling Thankful

We can't believe that Thanksgiving has already come and gone! What a whirlwind of a week--the Holidays have begun!

We had a great Turkey day, and though it was jam packed FULL of activity, Samantha was a little trooper throughout all the Holiday madness.

She's thinking about what she wants to eat on Thanksgiving!Peter and Samantha are developing a closer relationship. I think he realizes that the "new puppy" isn't leaving.An Ishibashi family tradition is to start Thanksgiving morning with the Turkey Trot. This may only be the 2nd annual Trot for our little family, but we intend to make sure that our family "trots" every year. This year, we even convinced Nona JoAnn and SK to join us for the 5K race. Here's a picture of all of us before the race started. It is up for debate as to whether or not this is Samantha's first event, as I did the Turkey Trot last year while I was a couple months pregnant.The Turkey Trot is also a Mello family tradition! We took a family piture before the race started! This picture doesn't show it, but the Mello girls had their finisher picture from last year emblazoned on the front of their t-shirts. It was such a great shot that my cousins were the "face" of the Turkey Trot this year! Maybe Sam will be the face of the Turkey Trot for 2010!Another family picture before the big event!

After the trot, we went downtown for a big breakfast (another family tradition!) and had a great time commending ourselves on our fantastic 5K finish!

Allen, Samantha and I had a few stops throughout the day and had a great time visiting the Ishibashis at Grandma Aiko's. We also stopped at the Mello house and had a great visit with Uncle Steve and all the Aunties!Dinner was delicious at Ron and JoAnn's and Samantha even had a highchair at the dining room table. She enjoyed some oatmeal while we all gorged ourselves on a delicious feast, complete with "peppercorn stuffing" ;)