Thanksgiving Weekend

Oh we have so much to give thanks for!  We had a very nice Thanksgiving weekend.  Liz and Jack came to the frozen north to keep us company.  We had such a great time with them.  Thanksgiving day was started by the kids watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. 

The kids were delighted to be able to spend the entire day in their pajamas. The day was full of cooking (Liz made her fabulous orange rolls, Tom the pumpkin pie), games of Go Fish, knitting, coloring, more Go Fish, a walk, a movie, visiting with friends, more Go Fish, eating, and a little more Go Fish (guess what Owen's current favorite game is).  

Beth is our cranberry girl, and would eat the whole jar in one sitting if we let her.   Needless to say, she enjoyed her CRANBERRY and turkey sandwich the next day.  We had a ton of left overs, but somehow they all disappeared!

Much of the weekend was spent in the house playing with paper airplanes, doing puzzles, reading books and yes, a lot more Go Fish. 

Maama taught Beth and Isabel how to knit.  They both were able to complete a scarf which they gave to each other.  One day was spent skiing.  Another day we went to North Pole, Alaska to visit Santa's house.   Santa was home even though this is a terribly busy time of year for him so the kids were able to sit on his lap and tell him what they wanted for Christmas.  Each of the kids picked an ornament to put on the tree and then we went to a little Chinese restaurant.  It was fun because it reminded us all of "Chu Dynasty", a favorite Hammond Family haunt in San Diego that is no more.

The last night, Liz, Tom, and the kids all made sushi.  Beth really got into it, and she made most of the rolls. 

It was a great visit and we had a lot of fun.  The only hard part was when the kids woke up on Sunday morning to find Maama and Popop on the plane back to Salt Lake.  There were quite a few tears, but they have been comforted by spending their nights reading to them on the phone.  Thanks for a great visit Liz and Jack.