MY Thanksgiving weekend

I had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend.  

 It started with a wonderful dinner at the Nobles's house.

 Charlotte and David were home from college.  They are both doing very well in their first year of school.  David is in medical school at the University of Virginia in Virginia and Charlotte is in her first year studying music at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.  It was good to see them and catch up on their activities.

 Jack was also home from the University of Michigan.  He is finishing his last year studying engineering and will be looking for a job this coming summer.  Any company would be lucky to have him.

 The talk around the table was lively and fun.  Brittany and John were with us in spirit only.  They were entertaining John's parents in Chicago where Brittany is in her first year of internship and John is an attorney at a law firm.  They are both working very hard.

 Charlotte is the pie maker of the family.  She made two very good pies, one pumpkin and one apple.  She does such a great job AND she even makes her own crusts, something I have never attempted.  She is talented in many ways.

 Friday morning we were up and on the road early.  We arrived at Eva's house just in time to meet Jess, Doug and their precious little one arriving for the day.  She is too cute for words. (Aunt Della gave her that cute little Santa hat)

 The Thanksgiving tradition of picking out Christmas trees was a cold event. Eva found her tree right away. We think that was a record for her.

 Matt and Diana had a little more difficulty finding their tree.  (Yes they get a tree in Michigan and take it home on the top of their car because trees are cheaper here and Mom buys them. She is thankful to have them here and VERY happy for the tradition.)

 Jess and Doug found their tree fairly quickly too.

 This little one was just along for the ride.  She thought all the trees looked beautiful.

 Uncle Doug tried to keep these 'southern girls' warm.

 Mommy did a good job of keeping her precious one warm.

 Tree hunting was followed by a great dinner.

 Diana just had to make sure the stuffing had enough sage in it.

 The older girls decorated the table and made our place settings.

 Matt and Diana sure have beautiful girls.  It was fun to see them and catch up on their activities.

 B. entertained us after dinner with her dance that she did with her 'praise' group at church.  Daddy was talked into being her backup dancer.  They both did a great job but B's was the best.  It looks like Daddy is a little behind in this part.

 At a little over 6 weeks it is time for this little one to try food on a spoon.  This was the second attempt and it worked better then the first one.  This time she tried oatmeal not rice.  She seemed to like it better.

 We all had our share of 'floor time' playing with the baby.  She is such a happy baby.

 The first Christmas tree with Mom and Dad

 And of course the tree with Gram and her grandchildren.

 I was a little late with the birthday gifts for Eva.  She was happy to receive them even if it was late.

 I was unsure about this purple jacket but it looks great on her.

 LOTS of pictures were taken.

 A snowman was made tool.  I am sorry to report that it rained on Saturday and had melted by the end of the day.

 The family packed up Saturday morning and headed back south.  This girl is waiting for her ride.  I couldn't talk her parents into letting her stay with me.

 Eva and I hit the stores on Saturday.  I wanted to find my gifts for Eva while she was with me and I was successful.  I also found a few things for myself.

Bud did some errands AND he fixed Eva's cabinets that didn't close correctly.  He got out the tools, did a few runs to Home Depot all in all had fun.

It was a GREAT weekend with family and for that I am VERY thankful.