Jamie, 6 kids, 1 p.s., 2 homeschooled, 1 beginning home preschool (still organizing for him) and 2 infants...i make a big dinner here at my place, my il's come up, and sometimes my dad and step mom join us, i like not having to drive all over all the time and my sil (the one who does all the cooking for big meals) likes not having to cook all the "big" meals, to them it's worth the hour drive..oh we have katy every year for thanksgiving...her birthday is the 12th of november so it's when we celebrate that..we'll usually stop at my mom's on the way to bring katy home (mom is on the way) (nt)