The Rest of the Visit...

I somehow skipped over some great pics of the fun we had while my Dad & Nancy were here.  It was a great visit and we are already making Thanksgiving 2013 plans!

Grandad and Carter coloring together.

There was a block party on our street the night our company arrived, so the boys went outside for a bit & Davis came back in sporting some random baseball gear that he found at the neighbor's house.  Grandad thought he looked ready to play ball!

Showing Grandad the LOVE!

Playing Legos with the Birthday Boy.

Time to open gifts!

Our last night of the visit, Dad & Nancy took us out to eat at Joe's Crab Shack.  Dee-Lish!  (I left work early to meet them there, hence the "comfy driving-to-work clothes that are never meant to be seen in public.)  I can't believe I didn't get a pic of Nancy & me on Thanksgiving day because she was instrumental in pulling off our meal for 15 people.  Instead, we got a photo of her in the crab bib and me in my sweats. 

We so enjoyed having our house full of family & friends over the holiday weekend.  It was a joy to have Dezo, from Haiti, join us too!  She is in the US going to nursing school & is being hosted by Dad & Nancy's church.  She has been living with them for the past year and is just a really wonderful person.  The boys loved Dezo and we are all hoping she will be able to visit us again.  It was very eye-opening to hear about the differences in our cultures.  We certainly have lots to be thankful for!  

Thanksgiving 2012

We had quite a Thanksgiving celebration this year!  Davis turned THREE on Thanksgiving day and we hosted 15 people for dinner, including our new friends Dezo, Martha and Zach!  It was a great day full of good food and lots of laughs.  

One of the highlights was using my Grandma Shirley's turkey roaster.  It hadn't been used since before she passed away, but it turned out the most delicious turkey and it was almost as if she were watching over us as we prepared the meal.  It also helped that Grandma Nancy, Taylor & his friend, Zach, were there to help me all day.  It was most definitely a group effort!

The star of the show--Gobble Gobble!

Taylor & Zach--you guys rock!

The birthday boy!

The crew lining up for dinner...

...and chowing down!

After the big meal, it was time to party on.  We opened birthday gifts, ate dessert and enjoyed some board game action!

Grandad really got his groove on!

Davis & Aunt Debbie were deep in conversation about string cheese.

Time for cake for the birthday boy!

This will definitely go down as one of my favorite Thanksgivings ever.  It was just a great bunch of people to spend the day with and everything seemed to fall into place.  Thank you to all who came to give thanks with us and to those who were not with us, we missed you and hope you had as wonderful a day as we did!