Turkey and Stuff... (ing)

Because I live in Canada, yesterday was officially thanksgiving. However, my family always likes to celebrate it the day before in order to give everyone a chance to rest up before heading back to work. So, true to tradition, we all loaded up the family sedans and drove out to Edmonton to eat thanksgiving dinner together. Of course, our family get togethers are always wonderfully chaotic due to the general inability of all involved to speak to one another quietly, add to that a few kids under ten, and how could they not be? As in any family, kids always have the funniest things to say, but my little cousin Lucas (5) takes the cake for deciding that his nickname is from now on is Freddie Benson (yes, he even made up a last name). When asked where he got such a name, he replied, in the most matter-of-fact little kid voice I've ever heard "from Calgary." I couldn't stop laughing. Even cuter was when he and his brother Cody decided to "play pacman" (which was basically like tag except that the ghost was "it" and they would switch roles when Pac-Man ate a power pill). Anyway, it was an amazing evening with some amazing people. I had a great time!