We Are Thankful

to not only have a wonderful family, but to have inheirited family through Jaime's marriage as well. We spent the holidays with mom, Johanna and the Rowley family.

Thanksgiving Food

Adam & Justin fried a turkey and some chickens, Mom made homemade rolls (and lots of them!) & an apple pie, Jaime made dressing and mashed potatoes, Aunt B made a squash dish, Tom (Jaime's father-in-law) brought a green bean casserole, Janice (Jaime's mother-in-law) brought a fruit salad, Jordan (Justin's brother) & his wife Michelle brought this giant Ho-Ho for dessert, tulips for the table and their 10 month old baby, Abby. Jaime managed to fit us all at the dining room table where conversation and a good meal presided. Afterwards, we chatted and then played Catch Phrase. Zeke dazzled everyone with his contextual use of the word "coniferous".

We went ice skating in Manhattan Park, somewhere in downtown Rochester. Zeke took right off. Clare needed a little help...
The Wii also played an intregal part of family bonding. We are all big fans of the Rayman's Raving Rabbids games and this season, the third game is out. It involves a lot of dancing and crazy movements. What better time to video!
Mom is trying to decide whether or not to trade in her convertible for a vehicle that offers a little more height and space. She is considering the Honda CRV so we stopped by a Dealer and she test drove one. The drive home was pretty uneventful. It snowed quite a bit toward the end: light & fluffy, pretty snow. We picked up Reggie from the kennel and took the backroads back into Rockton.



So now we are home, safe and sound. We grocery shopped and prepared ourselves for the upcoming weeks of work and school. Reggie got a bath, Zeke played with his friends out in the snow and Adam built a fire in the fireplace. We look back over our mini-vacation and are reminded how truly blessed we are with family & friends. We hope your holiday weekend was terrific too.