Thanksgiving

 We had such a fun Thanksgiving break.  It was wonderful having William home with us!  

Wednesday we pulled out the watercolors... I don't think we've ever done them!  (Sad, I know.)  The boys had a blast making pictures.

Since we weren't celebrating Thanksgiving until Friday (Rich's brother had to work on Thursday) we headed down to Grandma's house anyway.  The cousins had a great time playing and watching shows snuggled up next to Grandpa.

We also took a dip in the hot tub.  James has been begging to go in for sometime now.  It was so cold outside (in the 20s or 30s?) but the hot tub was hot.  The boys had so much fun... it was like a giant bathtub for them.  Lisa and I eventually hopped in as well.

On Friday, our Thanksgiving Day, we had a great time playing outside and munching on veggies while waiting for the feast.  

James had fun climbing the tree.

The grandkids loved jumping on the trampoline.

And then Lisa--the great organizer of children--got the kids to help her gather up the leaves so they could jump in them.  They listened and obeyed everything she told them to do.  Maybe she should move in with us.

Finally, it was time for the feast.  All of the food was super delicious!

William and BenSam insisted on having "turkey on the bone."  Funny kids. 

And we had a special guest during our break.  Wags the dog, William's class "pet" got to join us on all of our adventures.  William even insisted that he bring some play food so that Wags could have a Thanksgiving feast as well.

We are so grateful for family nearby that we can celebrate with.  Now, on to Christmas prep!