A Thanksgiving/ Mother's Day to Remember

Really?! How was it that my last post was over a month ago? I promise, I had a draft of one. It just wasn't finished. Agh!  So here is the original post:

The great thing about living in an expat community is that you learn about cultures and traditions in other countries. Our first Thanksgiving consisted of people from 7 different countries celebrating a US holiday. How cool, right? This year's Thanksgiving Day (T-Day) was a bit more scaled down, but still very unforgettable. After all, how can you forget your baby's first round of holidays?

We had a potluck T-Day at a friend's house. This year 3 countries were represented: the United States, Canada, and Thailand. Robert did not make his famous pies; somebody else volunteered for that. Kind of a bummer, but it worked out since they are a bit time consuming to do. Instead, we made dressing, honey butter, and brought rolls.

It was interesting because Canada also has a Thanksgiving. It occurs in October and is about more of the harvest rather than the Pilgrims. Canadians say that this is a big day for people in the US compared to their version of the holiday. People in the States go all out and travel hours to see family. That sort of traveling tends to happen more on Christmas for Canadians.

Robert and I always have a lot to be thankful for. This year is no exception because we got to celebrate it with Brooke.





...See? I had something. Now for what's been going on since then. Not much actually. I did get to celebrate my first Mother's Day. In Panama, it is celebrated on the observance of the immaculate conception. That means that the day is in December.

It was a lovely day. I enjoyed yoga and then got to enjoy our first crafting project as a family.

Brooke is being given all the credit for the idea. It was a perfect idea and just in time to put up the Christmas tree (something we'll be doing soon). 

Speaking of Brooke. Can you believe Brooke is almost 5 months old? Neither can we. She loves laughing with Daddy, playing peek-a-boo, and being outside. She can sit up hunched over and likes going swimming.

There isn't a lot going on otherwise. Christmas will be spent here, just the three of us. Yet another thing to look forward to.

Hope you're all doing well.