Thanksgiving

This past Thursday marked our third Thanksgiving with the boys... which also means our third viewing of the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade! I'll start this blog post with our annual "watching the parade while sitting in a hamper" photo... as you can see, they had to sit in separate hampers this year!

And, here they were the previous two years... this tradition started when the boys were 4 months old on their first Thanksgiving and couldn't sit up on their own yet. So, out came the hamper to give them back support and front row seats to the Thanksgiving Parade!

It was definitely a lot trickier to get the boys to sit in the hamper this year. Here are pictures to show you just how difficult it was! When we first took the hamper out, they simply ignored it. Instead, Bryce got the urge to hug his brother and refused to let go...

Then Bryce discovered the hamper would make a good resting spot when tilted on its side...

Then, they saw Sponge Bob!

They eventually came back, yanked the blanket out and took turns playing in the hamper...

Bryce still preferred laying in it sideways...

Then it was Ben's turn... can you tell he's the more "proper" child?

There goes Bryce again...

Bryce wanted to drink in the hamper...

Ben's turn again...

A song in the parade caught their attention...

We finally gave up on trying to get them to sit in the basket together and tried a new tactic... two baskets! Ben was content, but Bryce was upset because he wanted the basket that Ben was sitting in...

And, as usual, sweet Ben gave in to his brother... and that's how we finally got this year's "hamper" picture!

Well, actually, it took a little bribing with some fruit snacks, too...

Finally, two boys sitting nicely in their hampers and watching the parade... now I was determined to get them to smile and look at the camera!

This is what I got (from Ben) when I asked them to show me their "happy face." But, Bryce was too busy eating...

Bryce finally looked at the camera while Benjamin generously gave me another one of his happy faces. :)

At this point, I was worn out but couldn't resist snatching these silly pics of Bryce running around in my slippers...

Later that evening, we had dinner at Uncle Eric and Aunt Alisha's new house. While playing, they discovered the perfect hiding place...

And, here's a picture that Aunt Beth took of all the "Texas" cousins...