We drove to Great Falls on Wednesday, 11/21, to celebrate Thanksgiving.  The traffic wasn’t bad, and no one threw up!  Here’s Blaine admiring the persimmons after we arrived (soon to be enjoyed in Gram’s persimmon pudding).

Sarah got to work watercolor painting the place cards for the big meal.  Place cards included: our four, Gram, Grand-dad, Aunt Jody and John and his father Win, Cam and Megan and Marcella, Aunt Jill and Uncle Jack.

Sarah also helped Gram in the kitchen on Thanksgiving morning.

The kids watched some of the Macy’s parade on tv with Grand-dad.

John helped Blaine make a “phone” with two cups and a piece of string.

They also made this “microphone and speaker” since Blaine wanted to make a big speech for Thanksgiving.

Here’s a pic of the famed persimmon pudding, en flambe.

After dessert was the grand finale, the smashing of the chocolate turkey.

On Friday, 11/23, we drove to Charlottesville to have lunch with Great Grandmother Dorothy.  We also got to visit with Great Aunt Jody and Uncle Dennis.