Thanksgiving and a Visit from Aunt Amanda

We're so happy that my sister, Aunt Amanda, came to visit for Thanksgiving. On the morning of, we thought we might get a good shot of the family to send out in Christmas cards so we did an impromptu photo shoot. The following photo just about sums up how it went...

Here's what I'm most thankful for right here.

Amanda and Van

Here's the feast. There were so few of us and so much food that we literally didn't eat even a fourth of any dish.

Early the next morning we all went to the most precious little Christmas parade at Barrak's Shopping Center. It was darling and really got me in the Christmas spirit.

Van was more than impressed with the giant Elmo that he saw.

...Athen freestylin on the curb...

And here they are, straight from the North Pole

While Amanda was still here we decorated for Christmas. We would have waited longer but Athen was in physical pain due to anticipation. We could deny him no longer.

Then, before she left, we made a few of the obligatory C'vill stops.

Michie Tavern

Blue Moon Cafe

(these are Athen's pancakes)

And Moticello

All in all it was a great holiday!