Thankful

Matt and I have been thanking our lucky stars for quite some time now. We were so blessed to have a relatively easy pregnancy and birth and a happy, healthy baby. I can't count the number of times since she has been born that we both remark how thankful and lucky we are. So, we were very glad to have an entire day to be thankful!

We might start some of our own holiday traditions once Olivia is a little older, but this year we kept the same routine we've had since we got engaged. First, we headed to the Woodlands for lunch with Pop-o and Tutu at the Marriott Waterway. Olivia was very good and slept all through lunch. On the way home, her little belly must have been very hungry because she showed Pop-o and Tutu what a good set of lungs she has by crying most of the way home. Until....I brought out (one of) the secret weapons...Michael Buble. I should have included Michael on the list of Olivia's favorite things. She loves this Canadian songbird and immediately stopped crying once we put him on! After I fed her, she was all smiled and ready to play.





Then, we drove to Humble to hang out with my family. We spend each holiday with our dear friends, the Kaltenbachers. I was so happy to have Olivia become a part of this growing tradition and she even got a special shout out from Uncle Ed during grace. Each year Uncle Ed cooks a fried turkey and Aunty Minda makes the MOST delicious Thanksgiving spread you've ever had. My sisters and I dream about Thanksgiving every year just for Aunty Minda's cooking. Now we have Matt hooked on it too! Hopefully next year Olivia will be old enough to taste the delicious food that Matt and I will tell her all about..

My mom and Yasmin


My dad and Uncle Ed


Nazreen and Kyra


Kyra, Robert and Colby


Olivia getting her bottle from Lola


Olivia and Aunt Yasmin


Then it was time for some family pictures (she's half Mehta, so she needs to get used to lots of pictures.....Matt has already learned that the Mehtas like to document everything!)






Two of the Kaltenbacher grandkids (Colby and Kyra) were at Thanksgiving this year. They were the ring bearer and flower girl at our wedding, so they have a special place in our hearts. Kyra really liked Olivia and wanted to hold her and kept rubbing her back. So sweet! Colby was more interested in playing with Matt! Its such a nice tradition because my sisters and I have been around to hold and play with all of the Kaltenbacher grandchildren as they've been born and grown up. Hopefully now those kids will get to hold and play with the Mehta grandchildren!







It was a very long day for Miss Olivia with lots of people loving on her, so she was pretty pooped by the end of it. So we put her in her Christmas pjs (excited we can now start telling her about Santa) and rocked her to bed!




We love our pretty, little turkey so much and are so very thankful for her!