Thanksgiving 2018

We had a great family reunion this Thanksgiving!  My lovely mom hosted all of us on Thanksgiving day and it was so nice to see the transformation in our family.  We no longer have a "kids table"....my mom designed a lottery to determine who sat at which of the two tables.  I love all of these people so much. 

Funny to remember that Emily is the reason I know Vince!  She introduced us all those years ago.  Their friendship makes me smile. 

Some of the girls.  I have so few pics from this reunion and in a way, it was so nice just to truly be present and not worry about capturing any of it.  I have the memories and that's good enough.  

Luca's Macy's Day Parade at School

The entire 4th grade puts on a great "Macy's Day Parade" just before Thanksgiving at Luca's school.  This year, the theme was "Be a good human."  The kids are given total freedom to design any type of float they want to design.  Luca and his buddies created theirs, "Snoop Dog Picking up Trash"....it's Snoopy!

Just a cute pic of Luca and his friend thinking hard.

Mia's Confirmation

Mia was confirmed on Sunday, November 18th at an evening mass.  She worked really hard to prepare for this....attending classes, studying with Nana, and reading on her own.  She chose the name "Francis" as her confirmation name, for St. Francis of Assisi.  She chose this in part because it was my confirmation name, and her grandfather's name, whom she is named after.  (Both of my mother's parents were named Frances/Francis!)  Nana was her sponsor and it was a so special for them.