Family Portraits for Thanksgiving

Having all three boys, I called in every favor and bribe I know of, and got them all together for a family pic. The little ones insisted on having one taken with their "babies" and then we did some of the 3 boys and the entire family. They got us in and out of there in 20 minutes which REALLY helped and even Jason smiled and warmed up. He is so shy and Ethan is normally a big ham with funny poses. They even did a little collage with some of the holiday shots for us.

Thanksgiving in Indiana

For this year, we went to Fort Wayne, Indiana to visit with Jeff's Mom and step father. We stayed in this great B&B (La Salle) that really catered to the kids. They had a cute little suite with it's own entrance and we went up each morning for breakfast with the proprietors. They made crepes, and French casseroles, fruit and nut parfaits, cooked apple and spices, ham croissants, pastries and more. They constantly bought the kids special little snacks and left candy canes under their pillows. They put a little tree up for us in the suite and I highly recommend them. Our suite was decorated with an African theme since the owner, Rose-Aimee spent a lot of her childhood in Africa and Madagascar. The personal touches were amazing.

We visited with family all day and did some fun trips to the playground, local museums (Science Central), walked the down town area, and the Crazy Pins arcade. The kids had a great time and we stayed in Charleston each way to break up the drive. I made Mom's stuffing and gravy for the first time by myself and it actually came out pretty well. The kids didn't each much but I managed to get a disk thanks to Ed's babysitting prowess.

The night before Thanksgiving we were all tired from prepping all day so we went to Red Lobster and the waiter took out a lobster to show the kids. We had come crab legs and then walked down town to see the Christmas lights and find Santa. Of course, my sweet and shy Jason was having no part of Santa and it was cold so we didn't stay long.