thanksgiving in bakersfield was so incredible. each year my mom finds a way to out-due-herself, this year was no exception.

leanne and brandon are all married and shit and went to brandon’s parents on thursday, so we celebrated all together on Friday. everyone was there and even the buster could feel the thanksgiving-love.

here are a few photos from the day. as always click to supersize-the-lovin.

my mom placed these glass bunches of grapes on each of the antique crystal place-settings. after my dad prayed (i didnt close my eyes), my mom told us that each of us could take the grapes from our setting and place them on the empty platter in the center of the table. once all the pieces were in place, the centerpiece was complete. doing so symbolized that without each one of us being there, the table’s centerpiece would have been incomplete. i made a mental note to tear up about this later in the day.

some how i always figure out a way to not make it into any of the photos from any event. this is most likely due to the fact that i am always the one w/ the camera. so instead of a photo of myself, i always photograph a candle to remind my mom that i was there and that i am the light of the world—like baby jesus.

also, buster chose laine as his favorite person to sit with after dinner.

laine’s sweater was black and hair-free before buster sat with her on the couch. this was not the case when she left.

good times.