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So Thanksgiving is over. We hosted and celebrated with Bryon's side of the family. From my perspective it was a near perfect day. The weather was lovely, the boys played football in the street with neighbors, the house was filled with good smells, we only had three meltdowns, and the food was pretty good too. Some highlights:

Jake put together these little candle centerpieces:

I was proud of my apple pie:

We decorated the Christmas tree, among other things:

My Christmas cactus bloomed (and promises more):

And right on time, General Jolly Apple Alligator Snowball, our own personal elf, arrived to keep an eye on things for Santa until Christmas:

To top it all off, we had snow flurries this morning. They've already melted but it was pretty while it lasted.