We are so deeply grateful for our blessings of family love. On Wednesday, the four of us headed over to Concord, MA to visit Kai, Uncle George, and Auntie Vanessa at her parents’ house for a visit. (They came all the way from Houston, TX for the weekend.) We loved reconnecting with them and the kids had a blast playing together.
On Thursday, we celebrated Thanksgiving at Gemma and Papa’s house, along with three international students from SUNY New Paltz – two from Japan, one from Saudi Arabia. After nibbling on appetizers and sharing a multilingual blessing on the main meal, we feasted on Olga’s hard work! We ate delicious turkey, stuffing, gravy, corn, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, salad, banana bread, brownies, and pumpkin and apple pies. We’re disappointed for Grandma and Grandpa that illness prevented them from joining in family festivities this year. Feel better soon!
In other news, one of our hermit crabs, Racecar 7 died. He happened to go during the 14-day warranty, so we picked up a new crab this weekend (name TBD). D’s WinterScarves business has really taken off and he’s having fun filling orders, mailing them out or meeting his customers in-person, and seeing the cash come in. 🙂 http://winterscarves.chasal.net/
Kai applies Declan “hair glue” to her balloon to help it stick to the wall.
Declan and Kai join forces against Uncle George.
Snacktime.
George, Kai, Erica, Declan, Mike, Vanessa, Quinn
Their first American Thanksgiving. Sachiko, the Japanese woman, said on the way home, “In the dorm, I feel different. But today, I felt comfortable, like I was in a Japanese home.”
She took a lot of pictures!
When dessert came out, suddenly, so did Quinn! Here she is, in her favorite spot, in Papa’s lap next to Gemma.
Snuggle time.
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