Giving Thanks

We had such a great Thanksgiving holiday.
Of course wednesday we were pretty happy getting new pictures and some information on Eliana. Our trip is getting closer and closer, therefore, my excitement and level of craziness is getting greater and greater.
Thanksgiving was wonderful. My family and Matt's parents only live about 8 minutes apart so we are able to fully partake in both families Thanskgiving festivities. We ate at Matt's Mom's house at 12 and hung around all afternoon. Matt played football/
frisbee with the 4 nephews and we visited with Matt's Mom, Dad, 2 brothers and 2 sisters-in-law.
Then we went to my uncle's house where my family got together this year. There were 27 of us for dinner. I was in charge of deviled eggs (and they weren't too bad, I'd have to say). We had a really nice time, there, too. I had some cousins in from GA and NC that we don't see very often, so it was so great to catch up with everyone. Matt played football (again) with the cousins.
All in all it was just a nice day. We love spending time with our families. There's so much love and laughter going around... we're very lucky. And very thankful to have them all in our lives.
Last night Matt's band played at a local bar and it, too, was a great time. Some of our 'regular' friends/fans came, along with some friends from out of town and some cousins that had never seen Matt play before. It was so much fun to have everyone out together. The band sounded great and I think everyone had a good time.
The band plays again tonight AND we're trying to get some pre-Christmas cleaning done today. It's been a busy weekend... I love it!