This year we stayed in Boon for Thanksgiving and had the Rogers side of the family joined us. I made sure the Naperville Baleikos were represented at the table by making Aunt Mary's cranberry-raspberry relish. I also made my first pumpkin pie (yay! It turned out and it was very yummy!). The rest was up to the chef. Ken lived up to his standards and put on quite a spread. It was amazing.
I found particular joy in realizing that the kid table lives on, and is a logistical necessity when feeding that many people. I also loved the fact that the cousins were playing downstairs and had infinite amounts of fun.... very much like when the Baleiko cousins played downstairs at Naperville. Good times. Good times....
I won't be able to take a walk around the subdivision with you tonight--cousins, but while you're out walking, move a couch into the road for me. :)
Owen was seeing green today--we all were! The cupcakes he took in for his classmates Thursday and his cake for today were both GREEN, with GREEN frosting! He's still very much into dogs and puppies so we had a puppy theme again while friends and family helped us celebrate the big day. 
The Rogers family held the 2nd Annual Pumpkin Launch on Monday, November 1st. This event had mixed reviews initially.... the youngest two were concerned with the impending demise of said pumpkins. However, they were convinced to go through with the launch and became enthusiastic as the pumpkins crashed below us. I am hopeful that as they age and become more aware of physics (particularly catapults) that this event will have its own upward trajectory. 
