thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, joined by Kristi who drove in from Washington with her sons Jackson and Henry and a friend, my parents, and my sister's family. Richard cooked a great turkey, we had the usual starches for side dishes, and pie for dessert.

Kristi spent the weekend with us and we did our 2nd annual post Thanksgiving pilgrimage to the Newport aquarium. It was great to have our families together.

Owen loved spending time with Jackson, who is 4. He doesn't usually have the opportunity to play with an older boy, and followed Jackson everywhere. Henry just turned 2- he has grown so much since we saw him in the spring.

My parents DROVE out to Oregon from Virginia in a rental truck full of things from our childhood, plus some furniture for Owen and Laurel. They flew back home after the weekend, but will be back for Christmas and all of January (long enough to help unpack some of those boxes).