we didn't get to spend thanksgiving with daddy and lisa because she had pneumonia and i did not want to expose claire to it since she is still so young. so we invited them up to our house on dec 6th to have lunch and then go watch the mtn brook christmas parade. i was so excited to have them up because this was the first time i actually cooked a full meal for daddy and he had never seen my christmas decorations before. talon fried a turkey (which was sooo yummy!) and i cooked green bean casserole, homemade mashed potatoes and some espresso brownies. i decided to use nanny's china to eat on and it worked out perfectly! april also brought rich so we had exactly enough seats at our table and plenty of arm room since we had nanny's dining room table now. everyone enjoyed lunch and then we got ready to go the parade. we thought there would be much more traffic, so we decided to get there a little early. it was a beautiful day and felt very "christmassy" since it was so chilly outside. the parade was great and tons of people showed up right before it started. claire enjoyed a lot of the singing and it was nice to do something festive with our family. toward the end of the parade, the wind started blowing so it suddenly felt much colder. it definitely ended at the perfect time because we were all ready to get into a nicely heated car! after the parade, we went by april's apartment so daddy and lisa could see where she lives and meet her roommate. then we headed back to our house for some much-needed coffee and brownies. overall, it was a good family day and i look forward to hosting again very soon!
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