The 2016 Thanksgiving tree, as full as ever!
Kaye K and Big Daddy spent Thanksgiving weekend with us! They drove in late Wednesday night, and woke up bright and early Thursday morning to start the day with a 5K Turkey Trot in our neighborhood! Rooke and Gretchen had been participating in a kids' fitness class each week leading up to the race, so they were physically ready for the trot. We had to work on the mental and emotional readiness a little!
Ryan is such a great dad. He took the two bigs and led the way for our family, encouraging our gingers up and down the hills (and there were plenty!). I had Bridgette in a stroller with Mom as my walk/jog partner. My dad was the oldest participant in the race and finished just a couple minutes behind us - I'm always inspired by my parents' commitment to staying active! It was a great way to start Thanksgiving Day together.
This little turkey finished FIRST in the category of girls under 10! She's a natural. And clearly gets that from her dad.
The rest of the day was spent relaxing, eating, and enjoying the company of family. Steve and Vallerie brought Gramma over and Nana was with us all the way from Oregon!
My dad killed it with his rolls. They were probably my favorite thing on my plate!
As always, holidays are shared with some family via technology. Thankful for FaceTime!
Nana was wonderful to sit and paint and read and tell stories and generally be the wonderful fun-loving Nana I've always known her to be. I'm so grateful she made the trip, and that my kids are old enough to receive the blessing of her company.
Not sure what they were watching, but Kaye K always has something fun to share with her grandkids!
Trying on Nana's fancy jewlery!
We played lots of games!
Kaye K and the girls had their own special table at lunch after church.
Big Daddy getting lots of love at the American History Museum.
The girls discovered the joys of Nana's stories!
It was a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. We have SO much to be thankful for. Always.
