thanksgiving eve ..

 usually the kids and i spend thanksgiving eve baking pies ..

this year we spent it watching them blow up the balloons for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade ..

i will have to say .. this was just a little more fun than baking pies .. 

even though it was raining/snowing just a bit it was quite an experience ..

they had a semi trailer with huge helium tanks on it .. 

you would hear the blast of helium and watch the balloon begin to inflate ..

i will have to say it was magical ..

to watch those huge balloons come to life ..

the wind would pick up and the balloons would sway and move pulling at the lines attached to the sandbags holding them to the ground ..

almost as if they couldn't wait for the parade on thanksgiving day ..

we are going to go to the parade this morning and then will hop on a plane home this afternoon ..

yes we will spend thanksgiving in the airport all day ..

but we will spend it as a family .. reliving the memories of this magical city .. 

retelling the stories of our week with kim and patrick and molly ..

we will be thinking of all our families and friends as they celebrate thanksgiving today ..

thank you jeff for this experience .. 

i promise it will never be forgotten and will be talked about for a very long time 

happy thanksgiving from new york !!!