This is our fourth year hosting Thanksgiving and the year we have the most to be thankful for. This year we have our very own little girl! What a wonder and joy she is. Attending this year we pretty 
much had our usual crowd, my parents, Paul's parents, Barry and Jess, our friends Christina, 
Peter & Miriam, and Derek, Ann Marie, Alex and Gabe. Special guests this year were Paul's grandmother Lael visiting from South Dakota and his sister Amy who lives in Washington, D.C.We all gorged on wonderful food, enjoyed talking to each other and had the most fun watching and playing with the four children. The first thanksgiving we hosted Alex was the only child, and now there are 4. Who knows how many will attend next year! One of the cutest things that happened was that Gabe has a new special
name for Sophia. He calls her "Fofie" which sounds a lot 
like "Sophie" with the "S" and "ph" replaced by "f." It was so cute that by the end of the day several others were calling her "Fofie." I even found myself doing it after everyone left!
Sophia did not nap enough since she wanted to show off her new impressive skills of crawling, pulling herself up and standing. New today are the skills of kneeling on her knees and of pushing herself up on her hands and feet like a little a-frame structure. She really wants to walk and with the way she is gaining rapid command over her body, it can't be too far off.We are lucky to be parents this Thanksgiving, and also lucky to have so many friends and family
who came to celebrate this holiday with us. Tomorrow we're off to Battle Ground to spend more time with Amy, Lael and Paul's parents, so the party continues! 
