The ride down was a little painful for Victor (kinda off-kilter from his nap schedule, and l o o o n g), but once we got there, things brightened right up.
We had a fun Thanksgiving morning brunch with the immediate family (featuring homemade donuts, Lori's special coffee cake [made extra special by my own unique preparation i.e. not reading the recipe], sausage, eggs, and possibly something of a fruit or veggie nature, but I don't remember).
The little boys played really well together! At one point, they were sitting back to back in a little alcove, and I wish I had gotten a picture. The sad, tragic part was that Hudson's mild cold turned into fever, diarrhea, coughing, and generally yuckiness, so they didn't get to play together much after that first morning.
We helped Mom put up the Christmas tree and decorate a little, and then everybody dispersed for naps. In the afternoon, Lori, Mom, and I had a lovely walk (it was 62 degrees!). And we got to skype with Krista and the Laser kids in the afternoon.
Friday we did a little shopping (but not crazy-people-camping-in-the-parking-lot kind of shopping).
Saturday was the Vaupel side Thanksgiving. On our way to the farm, we stopped to see Grandma Anderson.
Thanksgiving dinner with the Vaupels is always a feast. Smoked turkey, stuffing, strawberry pretzel salad, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, broccoli salad, dinner rolls, and 4 kinds of pie. Delicious.
This is such a terrible photo, but I love Grandma's face! So Grandma!
Mom with her sisters Shirley and Sue
Uncle Arlan made his granddaughter (sitting here) Malea an amazing set of handcarved blocks. Victor loved them!
Tisha, Lori, me, and Heidi
It was fun showing Victor around a place that has always been special to me--where Grandpa (i.e. Albert, whom he is named after) invested so much heart. Now Uncle Arlan and Aunt Sue live there, and it is still abuzz with activity.
Saturday night Ben skyped with his mom and heard the exciting news about her next assignmnet: Burkina Faso!
Sunday we got to go to church as a family, which was lovely. (We didn't plan the matching outfits.)
Sunday we got to go to church as a family, which was lovely. (We didn't plan the matching outfits.)
All in all, it was a delightful trip and full of things to thank God for.
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