The Micca Family: So Thankful!

We spent our Thanksgiving in North Carolina with The Barker Cousins (Ryan, Kevin & Eric), Aunt Judy & Uncle Chip, Grandma and Aunt Elaine. The girls started counting down "sleeps" since the first day of November. To say they were excited is an understatement! In fact, they each had pictures of Ryan, Kevin, and Eric in their rooms and would talk to them. Sophia was especially excited about seeing Kevin. She would hug and kiss his picture and would say she "loves Kevi because he does magic." Joe and I just hoped the feeling would be mutual when we arrived, otherwise our little turkeys would be very disappointed.

Luckily, the boys were happy to see the girls too so that was one less obstacle we had to face. However, our Thanksgiving still didn't turn out as we had hoped. Alexandra had come down with a terrible cold and by turkey time on Thursday, all three kids (and Joe) had a horrible cough and fever. Alexandra was the worst. She was on round the clock Motrin and Tylenol and would still get up 3 to 4 times a night. Lucas was sleeping but when he was up all he wanted was mommy. Sophia dealt with it the best (until we got home). She was just thrilled to be with cousins.

Needless to say we cut our trip a day short. Still, between Thanksgiving dinner and trips to the medicine cabinet, it amazes me how we were somehow still able to celebrate Alexandra's birthday and Christmas! I guess cupcakes and presents make everything better! So, after a long 5 days, we're just so thankful everyone is finally feeling better!