Thanksgiving.....Family!

This time of year is so much fun.  I love being able to reflect on my experiences as a kid during the holiday season and try to create similar wonderful experiences for my own children.  In fact it may seem a little funny but as adults, during this time of year, every year, we seem to all become like children.  We all seem to reflect on those childhood experiences and recreate them each and every year.  We just finished up thanksgiving and it was so much fun.  We had the opportunity to go to my in-laws home this year and spend time with my wife’s siblings and their families.  Even though I never grew up with these individuals it is quite amazing how close I have become with my in-laws.  I really enjoy being around them and conversing with them for hours while our kids wreak havoc on the rest of the house.  This is the one time of the year that we could care less that the children were doing this.  Every year during the holiday season we are completely focused on each other and focusing on enjoying the moment.  It is so funny how this time of year brings out the best in every one.  We all seem to set aside our struggles that we face on a daily basis and just come together as a family.  I noticed as we gathered together as a family at the Harris household that there was not a lot of sitting around the television.  We all seem to recognize that we could be doing this at home on our own time.  When we gather for thanksgiving we all sit around the dinner table or help in the kitchen and just talk and laugh.  The conversations always seem to be centered around previous experiences.  All though they are not experiences that I have had I still enjoy listening to them converse and laugh at each other.