Family + food = Excellent holiday

Happy Thanksgiving! I love this holiday. So unassuming. So un-commercialized. So filled with amazing food.

If you can't read it, her shirt says: "Everyone is thankful for ME!"
How true it is.

This year we spent the holiday with Derek's parents and some of the extended family on his Dad's side: Grandpa Bruce, Aunt Cindy and Aunt Pammie. Dinner was amazing -- thanks to Diana and Cindy. Diana tried to incorporate a favorite food for each person intermingled with the traditional Thanksgiving fixings. Rolls for me (yeah!) Cheesy carrots for Derek (they sound disgusting but are delicious) and too many other favorites for everyone else to list here.

Our family's corner of the table.

No surprise that Lydia thoroughly enjoyed the meal -- she is such a good eater -- and continued to enjoy eating all day long as Grandma spoiled her endlessly with cookies and her first sampling of the Larson family Thanksgiving tradition: Homemade chocolate pie. It's divine. After one bite, Lydia was hooked just like the rest of us.

Thanks to Diana and Kurtis (Derek's parents) for hosting such a great feast.

Derek, Lydia and Diana looking at Derek's baby book.

Derek's Aunt Pam and his Dad, Kurtis. Pam was so cute playing with Lydia. They seemed to hit it off.

We attempted to get a photo of Great-Grandpa Bruce and Lydia but Lydia was not having it. For some reason she really shies away from Bruce, but I don't know why. He's such a sweet man. Sorry Great-Grandpa, hopefully we can get a better one next trip.

She did, however, LOVE the chocolate pie.

This is sign language for "more" which she did after each bite. It's so cute, how can we resist?