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Thanksgiving

• Relle gave us the cutest grins and engaging looks,

• Clairen managed to wheedle mac and cheese (“my noodles”) out of the adults for about 7 different meals,

• Tavinder, according to Heather, pretty much disappeared among the other kids until it was time to leave,

• Heather accompanied her rendition of coconut shrimp with the most remarkable pineapple salsa I’ve tasted, and

• Spencer provided me with fascinating conversation for many hours while we held Relle and Lily.

 

• Lily lay on the floor near Relle, and they looked at each other with fascination,

• Elsie engaged with Clairen to bathroom rampage while the rest of us were so engaged with each other that we stopped watching the 2-year-olds

• Timmy held his own and had so much fun that he was genuinely grieving when he found out the girls were going to leave,

• Abby had a great time reading Beauty and the Beast to Tavinder,

• Kate was crying the morning they left until I came to snuggle between her and Abby. Pretty soon she was done crying and was telling me all about Josefina, one of the American girls.

• Gina got to eat real cream in her Cream of Wheat, and

• I got to try holding two cute babies at once.