We had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday this year. The long weekend offered an excellent opportunity to connect with family and recharge one's batteries.Driving in from Cleveland, Ohio, my parents arrived Wednesday evening in time for dinner. On Thanksgiving Day, we watched the Macy's parade, the Detroit Lions', and the Dallas Cowboy's games on television while dinner cooked. Everyone pitched in this year in the kitchen, making it extra fun. Gavin and Erick made buttery-almond carrots and set the table; Hannah cooked the green beans and two types of dinner rolls; Mum mum cut the apples and threw together a yam & apple casserole; and Grandpa made the mashed potatoes. It was a real team effort. During the cooking, Hannah and I got into a spatula duel using pot lids as shields. Pretty cool. We finished the day by watching Miracle on 34th street.
On Friday we celebrated Hannah and Mum mum's November 15th birthdays by going out to dinner at Amelia's American Bistro in Simsbury. As we were getting ready to go out to dinner, Susan snapped the really cool photo (top paragraph) of the three kids. Evangeline and Sarah Moore joined our motley dinner party. Erick modeled a flat bread mustache for us. Returning home after dinner, we opened presents and wolfed down cake & ice cream before watching Jim Carey's How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
On Saturday, we took my folks up to see the town fireworks during Simsbury Celebrates - the traditional kick off to the holiday season. It was a little cold, so we parked behind the cemetery at the top of Plank Hill road. This gave us the perfect vantage point to see the fireworks from the comfort of our car. Mum mum and grandpa left on Sunday morning for the long drive back to Cleveland; life around the house slowly returned to normal. Sigh, back to work. We'll look forward to seeing Marisue and Carolyn for Christmas.
I wish we lived closer!!! We would have so much fun with everyone. We need to win the lottery so we can get together.. somewhere tropical.. HA.
ReplyDeleteMiss you all and tell the kids hello. Do the kids even know who I am?? Joking.
Hey Andi, they do know. We show them the blog and talk to them about you, Owen, Kamryn and Carson. I wished we lived closer together. You know you're always welcome to crash here if you find yourselves in this area of the world.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Jeff! We do wish we were closer! I check your blog almost daily and I love reading about everyone and the things that are going on with you all.
Yes, I think that if either of us win the lotto then a trip to see eachother is in order!
Lots of love to all of you:)