Turkey

Tes didn't want to sleep for quite some time. When she finally dozed off, I put her in Sophia's playroom to sleep. What I didn't know was that the room gets quite chilly. I checked in on Tes, but didn't touch her. When she woke up around midnight and started crying, and I finally picked her up, she was chilled cold!! I felt SO bad, and immediately bundled her in my arms and brought her into the living room where we all were. Poor thing...

Other than that, dinner was excellent. I'm kinda getting used to this Thanksgiving thing. I wouldn't mind if I didn't sit down to such a meal since I didn't really grow up with it, but the warmth of sharing a traditional meal like that is rubbing off on me. For every holiday that goes by, I wonder what kind of traditions Dav and I will celebrate with Tesla. We aren't into holidays just because they are holidays, although we always appreicate the day off.

We don't care much for Christmas for example. But with Tesla, she won't want to be left out. So what will we do for her? I couldn't help myself and already bought cheesy ornaments to make one of our indoor plants festive this year. I found a chubby snowman that reminded me of Tesla, so he's dangling for the upcoming season. I really wanted some decor for her.

Birthdays are nice. But what about say the whole tooth fairy tradition? I didn't have that since kids throw lost teeth over the roof in Japan, and there's no gift from the fairy. I'm sure we'll figure it out, but maybe we'll mix some regular holidays/traditions with our own made up ones.

p.s. that isn't a fire on the dining table. It's just some candles but taken with my camphone's night mode : )