Hard Thanksgiving for B

Turkey day was a real dud for poor little Brennen. He woke up sort of stuffy but in an otherwise good mood. We had a fine morning but when we got up to my mom and dad's things changed. He went out on the back porch to say hi to the cats. I was checking out the Black Friday ads. I watched him go over to the gate that led to the stairs. I told him no and got up to go get him. By the time I got out the door, he was on the other side of the gate, standing at the top of the stairs! I ran over, telling him no the whole time. He had other ideas. He started going down the stairs but it was obvious that he was out of control. I ripped the gate opened and was racing down the stairs as quickly as I could in my high heeled clogs. UGH! Why did I wear these shoes? They're not at all conducive to running down stairs to save your baby. I was reaching for him and barely skimmed the back of his shirt as he went down. He ended up falling and roll/bouncing down the last 3 WOODEN stairs! I scooped him up and of course he was bleeding. It was nothing serious but he did hit his nose and mouth and was, of course, bawling. I felt terrible! I was SO shaky and just could not believe that I couldn't get to him fast enough. I know it could have been SO much worse so for that, I am thankful. But man, I just couldn't get to him and that killed me! His poor nose and mouth were bleeding for awhile and he was really upset. He eventually stopped crying and whining but from then on, his day was sort of yucky. I ended up taking him home early and then he really settled down. I felt SO bad for him. Not the Thanksgiving that I wanted him to have.

How was YOUR turkey day?

Thanksgiving traditions.

So, just wondering what your Thanksgiving traditions are out there. Anything that you do yearly that you and your family really looks forward to? I mean, besides the feasting? On hubby's side of the family we do Turkey Olympics. It's great fun and the kids LOVE it. We break the family into 2 teams and we play really silly relay race type games. ie: The Leaning Tower of Cheesa : each team gets 1 box of Ritz crackers and 1 can of spray cheese and we see how can make the tallest free standing tower. Or another funny one is the Nut Drop : players take turns carrying a whole nut between their knees and dropping it in a container. It looks REALLY funny and is hilarious to watch. We usually have around 10 games and we do keep score. There's really no prizes, just bragging rights. Then we enjoy our dinner together.

So, let's hear it! What traditions do you have that you just can't live without?

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So, Thanksgiving was relatively uneventful. I was disappointed at how little I was able to eat. My appetite is not what it used to be and I find that I have to constantly remind myself to eat regularly. There's just NO ROOM LEFT! So, back to Thanksgiving. Every other year we spend turkey day with Jared's family. Last year was their year so this year was spent at my mom and dad's. The boys were a bit disappointed because turkey day with Dad's family means "The Turkey Olympics!" My sil puts together a bunch of really silly relay race type games and it's a blast. This year was BORING in comparison. Jake actually refused to attend Thanksgiving at one point. So, the boys were a bit bored and a LOT loud. Everyone was asking why they were being so wild. They really weren't! They're just boys! Cut em some slack. Boys are not able to sit quietly for a day of calm parade watching and cooking. They want to run, jump, skateboard, wrestle, and otherwise wreak havoc. So, that's what they tried to do. I was so tired and was not able to do much in the way of taming the beasts. I didn't see them doing anything out of the ordinary anyhow. It's amazing how the older generation who is no longer in the midst of child rearing over reacts to what was once a normal part of their daily lives..... I say, "Let boys be boys!"