Thanksgiving in Gouda

Last week was Thanksgiving. We celebrated in Gouda. We had my parents, my brother and Lisa's sister over. Shelli was here for a week. She went to Paris with Lisa for a few days. She also visited Amsterdam and took care of Tobias for a day. That was nice for us and for her. She did that on Thanksgiving, pretty much while she was preparing the turkey for the oven. Tobias still had a cold he has had for more than a week. It was already a bit better, but it makes him tired, especially in the evening. So, he was tired when everybody was here too and I think it was a little much for him. He did like the company though as you can see here. He is having fun with Opa and Oma! And of course Tobias had both an uncle and an aunt over all at the same time! What a lucky guy huh? Unfortunately he was in bed while we were having Thanksgiving dinner, but then again he probably wouldn't have been able to enjoy that anyway. Shelli cooked most of the dinner. She prepared the turkey, made mashed potatoes and stuffing. Shelli and I made pumpkin pie together. So, all the main ingredients for a true thanksgiving dinner were there. Of course there was way too much food, but the dutchies enjoyed it too :-). Tobias' first Thanksgiving was nice, but I guess moreso for us than for Tobias himself...