So Much to Be Grateful For

Last week we celebrated Thanksgiving with Dave's family up north. We are abundantly blessed and it was (mostly) wonderful to have the cousins together. 

Teddy was a bit excited to be up north with his cousins. 

It's not easy taking Teddy places, even within our families where they know, understand and love Teddy. Most places, aside from our home, are not Teddy proof. There's breakable things, doors don't have all the locks and there's things simply not appropriate for Teddy. 

So visits other places require extra supervision, hovering like helicopter parents more often than not. Additionally, Teddy is, quite simply, a lot. He's a lot for us to manage and support, and he's a lot for his cousins because they're not used to Teddy barging into their space, perhaps stealing their food and playing in his way which sometimes means destroying their creations. 

The cousins spent quite a bit of time playing together wonderfully, and there were periods where minimal supervision was needed. There were also the stressful moments, the tears and the short tempers (me included as an adult). 

But Teddy had a blast. And AJ had a wonderful Thanksgiving. and absolutely loved spending a few extra days with his grandparents and hanging out with his cousins.  And we got to spend time with family and even enjoy a walk in the woods without chasing Teddy. Again, so much to be thankful for.