Last week was full of incredible family time, food, and connection and we are so thankful for the time that we had together.
Thanksgiving was kicked off this year with time at my Grandma Marie's on Wednesday the 23:
Then we headed up to Santa Maria to be with our family there...
It was our first without Grandma...
We really missed her...
The day was filled with REALLY tasty food, games, bocce, talking, laughing, shooting guns,
eating leftovers and just having so much fun being together!
Did I mention that we got a new nephew?
Meet Aiden Christopher Rae:
We were pretty darn smitten with this baby, who turned 1 week old on Thanksgiving...
After all the fun that we had in Santa Maria, we headed to Redlands to enjoy some time together:
Setting up a shooting range for new thanksgiving traditions...
An old favorite...
Dinner of pasta and steak... Italians know how to throw down when it comes to eating and Thanksgiving is no exception!
We have been doing crackers since out trip to England when i was in junior high.
We all LOVE it!
Especially wearing super fun crowns! (Probably our dorkiest photo of the season, but it wouldn't be the holiday season if we didn't have it...❤︎)
Poor man's with all Christmas themes:
Getting help from Aunt Colie...
I came out of this week with so much joy in my heart...
How thankful we are for the family that we have and the community around us that we can be together for special occasions for special memories....❤︎
