Well, family get togethers sure have taken a turn since Sophie and Enzo got to the age of playing together rather than side by side. It used to be poor Luca being bored by himself while moms managed the little toddlers, but now it's just full on chaos since they can all communicate and play together - and Summer isn't even a part of that mix yet!
We drove out to my mom's on Thanksgiving, and Sophie predictably fell asleep on the drive. She woke up just as we were turning into the neighborhood and wasn't even conscious as she sleepily said "I can't wait to see my cousins..."
We had delicious Thanksgiving fare, watched football, played Cock and Bull and tried to maintain our sanity between the circus that the kids became - our 4 plus 2 from Jim's side. At one point they were playing Candy Land and it was so cute watching Luca explain it to Sophie and watch Sophie try to understand. It was her turn for a card and she drew a double yellow (which as we know, a double anything is one of the best cards you could draw) but Sophie just said "Aww I wanted purple!" and believe me there was no strategy in that disappointment.
It was very hard to get Sophie to leave since Luca and Enzo were staying the night there and she just saw us as taking her away from them, but she fell asleep easily in the car and we had a long drive ahead of us.
The next day was our designated Christmas decorating day because I am a purist and there is NO CHRISTMAS UNTIL AFTER THANKSGIVING!! It is such a different experience now that Sophie gets it. She talks about Santa in the North Pole and what she wants him to bring her and it's just so, so exciting now (not that I didn't love Christmas enough already).
It's officially the season of the best holiday!
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