Thanksgiving

As I mentioned before, we went to New Jersey for Thanksgiving.  My sister Wendy lives there with her husband  Michael and their 4 kids.  They have a beautiful home and great kids and we had a wonderful time!  We got there Tuesday night and then left Saturday morning.  We were busy cooking and playing and I realized after I left that I didn't get a single picture of Wendy let alone of us together.  Bummer!  The food was absolutely delicious though and we had some amazing weather too!  Poor Jeremy got sick on Thanksgiving and ended up losing his dinner later that night. :( He was pretty much out of it all day Friday so he didn't get to enjoy the leftovers or the gorgeous day.  It was over 60 degrees and sunny!  We went on a walk in their beautiful neighborhood and played outside in their big backyard.

Here are some pictures from the week:

 Mmmm apple pie.  We also made pecan and pumpkin.

 These babies are 5 weeks apart.  Unfortunately they are at the age where they could not be left alone on the floor together. :)  They were way too interested in grabbing each other's faces!

 Cutie-pie Vanessa - she's almost 3 (4 months older than Eli)

 Wendy's kids love to color and do crafts.  Eli had a great time!

  Jeremy laying low on Thanksgiving - Vanessa fell asleep snuggling him. :)

The feast!  Wendy and I were both trying to quickly take pictures before dinner.  We had turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, asparagus, salad, sweet potato casserole, jello, rolls, and corn.  Mmm-mmm!

In their front yard getting ready to go on a walk.

I also forgot to get a picture of the kids on the trampoline.  It was Eli's first time on it and he was a little apprehensive at first, but then he really enjoyed it.  It was fun to see the look on his face as he was getting the hang of it.

On Saturday we left in the morning and drove through the Amish country.  Again I hardly took any pictures, but we had fun seeing all the horses and buggies, driving through the beautiful countryside and stopping at a few shops.

My only picture - a horse.  I'm so lame!

We then last minute decided to drive through Gettysburg as well.  I had never been and thought it would be neat.  We definitely need to go again because really all we did was drive around without any tour or anything.  But it was neat to see the battlefields and to think about what took place there.  Jeremy had been before so he gave me a little history lesson. :)

All in all it was a great trip!  The kids got along really well and it was fun to have a one-on-one visit with Wendy.  They have been all alone back east forever so this was the first time in 8 years that she spent Thanksgiving with family!  Crazy.  We were happy we could be that family!!