Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!!!

Our funnnnnn Thanksgiving vacation started

the Saturday before when family arrived & then

stayed up late visiting. Amazingly on Sunday

we were all on time for 9 am Church!!! That night

all the families (Carole, Don & Adrianne & kids,

Mike & Alissa & kids, Ruth & Tyler & Savannah,

Rachel & Ben, Mom & Dad) played games after

a traditional taco salad dinner. Here are the cousins:

Monday was the train ride at McCormick Railroad

Park and playing at the kids' playground after.

Then home to hamburgers & hotdogs. Here's

part of our group:

Here are Adelyn & Savannah in their

princess shoes about to go to a "tea party" with

grandma & have orange pop & frosted cookies.

Sandy Bear had to come also.

Michael and the "terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day" was on Wednesday when he pinched his finger in a chair in the playhouse and needed to get 10 stitches at the hospital. Michael John truly takes after his dad-

Mike Sr. pinched his

same finger in a lawn chair at about the same

age & had to get stitches also!

But all that "excitement" didn't stop Michael from

eating pizza at Organ Stop Pizza that night!

Here's the bunch of us.

So what are Ruth

and Savannah

smiling at???

Why, the dancing cats, of course. This is a

favorite part of Organ Stop! Is that Cougs

up there???

Part of the family went rifle shooting on

Thanksgiving day. Here's "Dead Eye Don"

who won the grand prize that Tyler furnished:

And then it was time to get dinner ready. We

enjoyed mom's turkey & gravy, Carole's famous

Mashed Potatoes, Ruth's Sweet Potato Pie,

Rachel & Ben's Stuffed Celery, and Don's

yummy pumpkin pies with real whip cream!!

YUM! YUM! YUM! Not many left-overs!

Next came the "Turkey Bowl"- bowling with

a REAL turkey!

Carole's Wii game attracted everyone- young

& old alike! It was fun to have Morgan, Katie,

& boys visit. Katie & Adrianne box.

Mike & Don take the challenge next! It was

a fun day and a great time together, but all

good things must end.