Dobble, Dobble

Phew, finally catching up on Thanksgiving....gobble, gobble....or as Colin says, dobble, dobble. Thanksgiving this year was better than last year. No one was IN the hospital. YAY! Sadly, Daddy and I had nasty colds, Gillian was still teething, and Colin was still doing plenty of breathing treatments. Perhaps next year we'll all be hale and hearty, but I'm not holding my breath.

Anyway, we didn't get many pictures over the holiday, but we made the rounds to all sorts of family gatherings and ate, ate, and ate. The kids were pretty funny at the turkey dinners; they just don't eat mashed potatoes, gravy, or, umm, turkey. So, they feasted on olives, pickles, rolls, cranberry sauce, and a banana. Yikes.

Papa Frank had been working on a big surprise for the kids for several weeks before Thanksgiving and it was finally ready to reveal! A TRAIN! Papa had fixed up Daddy and Uncle D's old train in the basement! The kiddos really enjoyed it!

Look at Colin! I think he's saying "WOAH!"


Gillian enjoyed it too!


Uncle D helped Colin get a good view!


Grammy came to check it out too!


On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, my Mom's side of the family gathered to eat. Rachel and Matthew cooked us a 28 pound turkey and there was, FINALLY, enough stuffing for all. The kids really enjoyed playing on Great-Grandma Smith's computer. As you can see....



GraGra helped them out some...


It was a busy, tiring, snotty weekend. We enjoyed our family and (Daddy and I enjoyed) the turkey. But, we were all happy to be home and sleeping in our own beds for a while!