The fact that we have a new-ish baby at home doesn’t change the reality that we are still way behind on the task of going through and posting pictures of our other kids, despite the fact that they are no long producing dirty diapers and drool at the extremely high levels achieved by their younger sibling. It is with this in mind that I am very excited to present a collection of photos from Thanksgiving 2009.

Looking back at these pictures, I am struck by the bountiful feast Julia’s kindergarten class had to celebrate the holiday. There have been years we have had a less impressive spread at home. If you look carefully at the classroom pictures, you’ll note that Julia’s name is next to the green apple; that was a very good day, indeed.

Also, thanks to the kindliness of our former next door neighbor Tom (or, as the kids called him, Mr. Tom), there’s a rare photo of the four of us that actually turned out pretty well.

The set is rounded out by one of our most popular features: a collection of outtakes from our attempt to get a family portrait for Christmas. Things were going so well that Joe opted out of participating in the shoot for an extended period of time. Fortunately, Julia’s Bitty Baby doll was on hand to take his place.

Gallery: Thanksgiving 2009