Thanksgiving and Feast of Friendship
The Whomptons hosted Thanksgiving again this year, and, for the first time, Josh and Amber's family was able to come. It was fantastic. Raina LOVED spending all the time with her cousins, as you'll see with these pictures.
Raina and Hannah really connected; in fact, Hannah made certain that Raina was included in almost every activity. They had just finished doing the carousel together, and now they're holding hands and running back to the big kids' playground.
Raina spent loads of time on the swings, of course. Gabrielle was kind enough to relieve a parent from pushing Raina!
The big kids' playground has a wonderful assortment of slides, and this trio set up lots of cousins' sliding together. Here are Raina, Gabrielle, and Noah.
Just check out the pure glee on her face!
Stephanie and Raina take on the dinosaur!
Samantha and her nieces: Hannah, Raina, and Gabrielle. I don't think all the lovies count :)
Raina and her friend Samantha.
The Whomptons, patiently waiting their turn for lunch. Also, check out the placemat Raina made, complete with hand-shaped feathers from her family members.
Raina in her costume. She liked her costume, but was completely incapable of explaining why any part of the costume existed. She did, however, make all parts of it -- clearly with lots of adult guidance!
The two classes combined and sang three songs, and then did an encore performance of the same three songs again. Very cute.
This is an unrelated picture. Raina attended a mid-November birthday party which had a Halloween theme. She was rather intimidated by the whole affair, as were her parents. Who puts a dance floor and disco ball as the center of a 4 year old party?!? Anyway, Raina chose the safe bet of bobbing for apples. She bobbed for a LONG time before she finally caught one, and then she delighted in consuming it (and ridiculous amounts of cake and juice) before we left.
Raina and Hannah really connected; in fact, Hannah made certain that Raina was included in almost every activity. They had just finished doing the carousel together, and now they're holding hands and running back to the big kids' playground.Raina spent loads of time on the swings, of course. Gabrielle was kind enough to relieve a parent from pushing Raina!The big kids' playground has a wonderful assortment of slides, and this trio set up lots of cousins' sliding together. Here are Raina, Gabrielle, and Noah.Just check out the pure glee on her face!
Stephanie and Raina take on the dinosaur! 
Samantha and her nieces: Hannah, Raina, and Gabrielle. I don't think all the lovies count :)Raina had a Feast of Friendship Thanksgiving performance at her school, and here are a whole set of pictures from there.
Raina and her friend Samantha.
The Whomptons, patiently waiting their turn for lunch. Also, check out the placemat Raina made, complete with hand-shaped feathers from her family members.
Raina in her costume. She liked her costume, but was completely incapable of explaining why any part of the costume existed. She did, however, make all parts of it -- clearly with lots of adult guidance!
The two classes combined and sang three songs, and then did an encore performance of the same three songs again. Very cute.
This is an unrelated picture. Raina attended a mid-November birthday party which had a Halloween theme. She was rather intimidated by the whole affair, as were her parents. Who puts a dance floor and disco ball as the center of a 4 year old party?!? Anyway, Raina chose the safe bet of bobbing for apples. She bobbed for a LONG time before she finally caught one, and then she delighted in consuming it (and ridiculous amounts of cake and juice) before we left. 
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