Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday this year. Except for Will and Sandy, who we had visited at their place the prior weekend (to see Iowa lose to Minnesota!!), everyone was able to be with us. This includes Paula, Ron, and Sarah, Jessica and Travis, Rob and Carrie, and Pete, Betsy, and Henry. Oh, yes! There were also four dogs in attendance: Josey (ours), Franklin (Pete and Betsy's), Oscar (Rob and Carrie's), and Dayton (Sarah's).

Kathie and Jessica cooked up a storm over a couple of days, and Carrie contributed some delicious potatoes and a great green bean dish. Thanks, Carrie!! Everyone ate too much, of course, but it was all too good to pass up.


Great Aunt Paula spent some quality time with Henry working with clay and making hand prints and various critters. We look forward to these being fired and returned for display.



Grandpa got to spend some quality time with Henry too. Playing with the farm toys is always good, but this time we also went for a ride on a real tractor and played in a leaf pile behind the house.




Grandma got out the roller coaster that she picked out for Henry and that he has learned to love. We discovered later that it also makes a great track for races with those tiny "Hot Wheels" cars. And there were the usual card games and other table games.




Later in the week, Paula, Ron, Sarah, Kathie, and I went for a "field trip." We ate lunch at a pub in Mount Vernon, visited Uncle Ed and Aunt Irene, and then paid our respects at various cemeteries. Kathie and I were sorry to see everyone return home.