“You can put your finger in it. There’s no living creature in there.”
— Lucy, after teaching Wubie and me about limpets and showing us a snail shell

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Here’s a video shot by Jill during a Thanksgiving get-together at my mom’s place. It adds a nice glimpse of Lucy just being a kid with her cousins. I’m always thankful when I see how friendly and patient Lucy’s cousins are with her.

They make sure to include her when they can and Lucy gets a kick out of hanging out with “the big kids.”

Above is a slideshow of pics from our first Thanksgiving get-together at Auntie Laura’s place. There, Lucy met Jill’s cousin Ryan and got a chance to play with her Gpa Tom and Gma Karen. She also used her visit to catch up with Luna, Izzy, and Omie, the four-legged cousins who live with Auntie Laura and Uncle John.

Once we said our goodbyes, we were off to Gma Vita’s for our second Thansgiving. There, Lucy promptly ditched us for the “cool crowd” and went off playing with her cousins.

Throughout the night the kids ran around, danced, played monopoly and poker, and chowed down in between all their activities. My night was much more sedentary, catching up with the family and partaking in my second Thanksgiving dinner. It was a great day and night. We hope to see everyone again at Christmas!

Here are some pics of her being a big girl with her cousins at grandma’s for Thanksgiving.

“everybody play blocks!” Lucy said…and they did!

having lumpia…just one of the big kids

playing cards

Lucy had a hard time leaving her big cousins to go home…but happily proclaimed ‘see you at Christmas!’

Here’s a video of pics taken during Thanksgiving at Gma Vita’s place. Lucy had a great time and got to do some of her favorite things: eat lumpia, play with her cousins, see her Gma, aunties, and assorted relatives, etc.. She’s already looking forward to Christmas when she can see everybody again.

• Music: “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding” from Armed Forces by Elvis Costello