thanksgiving is coming . . .

dear kate,

guess what?  

my favourite holiday is coming up soon!

do you know what it is?

no ... it's not christmas!

it's thanksgiving!

i love thanksgiving day so much.

i love decorating my house for fall and i love having friends and family over.

sometimes we have bonfires.

sometimes we have suppers together.

fall is my favourite season of the year!

i love thanksgiving day because it reminds me of all the good things i have to be thankful to God for.

and you are one of those very special good things that i am thankful for.

and so is mommy!

i thank the Lord every single day for you and for mommy 

and i ask Him to protect you and watch over you

and work out His perfect will in your lives.

on thanksgiving i always make a really big feast!

we have turkey, stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce.

and with it we have mashed potatoes, yams, beans, corn, red cabbage.

(all kinds of yummy vegetables!)

we have warm buns slithered in butter.

and pickles and beets.

and i usually make homemade pies for dessert

with ice cream and whipped cream!

sometimes i make apple.

sometimes i make pumpkin.

sometimes i make lemon.

and sometimes . . .

i make all of those!

i like to have my family and friends over on thanksgiving day

so that we can eat together, and laugh and have fun together!

but, you know what?

i wish i could have thanksgiving with you and mommy.

we would have so much fun

and take tons of pictures too!

what great memories we would have!

oh well . . . someday we will do it!

someday, you and mommy will come in the fall and 

have thanksgiving with all of us here in ontario!

love,

nammy xox