Thankful Thanksgiving

Wow what a weekend.  We started our weekend at Church on Wednesday evening sharing a turkey meal with Gary's cousin Bob.  It was a fun event and very good food.

Casen, Michelle & Copper.  Copper wanted to be a part of the action.

Grandma, Help; Copper dog's in the way.

Okay, we'll make room for you Copper dog.

Really, mom, I was here first.  Copper is such a ham.

Grandma, this ball makes noise.

Help, I've been jailed!!

On Thursday Michelle, Jeremy, and Casen came over so that Gary could help with schematics for a project that Michelle wanted to get accomplished using wood from a wardrobe that Jeremy had.  It will be a toy box of sorts for the other grandparents house.  While Gary and Jeremy worked on cutting the wood and getting it ready to assemble Michelle helped me in the house by sweeping and preparing lunch for us all.  Casen played on the floor with Kleo and Copper, who was here to visit.  Then I decided to move the TV back down to the lower level so as to have a room for the grandkids to play in on the main floor.  Michelle and Jeremy helped carry things down and then Jeremy hooked the TV back up down stairs.

In the afternoon, I received a call from Margaret telling me that Oliver had a question for me and she added it was NOT her idea.  Oliver very politely asked if he could have an overnight with Mormor?  Of course when he asks so politely, who can say no (about 3 am when he announced he was awake, I was questioning myself).

After we got ourselves up on Friday morning, Gary headed to physical therapy and Oliver and I played and read some books.  When Gary came home we headed to breakfast with Pastor Ron, Priscilla, and Doug at Bonnie's cafe.  After finishing a very large pancake and helping me to eat my breakfast Oliver announced it was time to go home.

We then headed over to Eme and Jon's for our family Thanksgiving feast.  On the ride over to Eme's, Cousin Bob was sitting in the back seat with Oliver and they were having a discussion of sorts (the kind you can have with an almost 3 year old).  They were not quite seeing eye to eye and Gary, from the front seat said to Oliver & Bob -- "seems you have a difference of opinion".  To which Oliver says "we have a difference of a penguin?"  We all chuckled at that and just a few minutes later Oliver leans over to Bob and says "Bob, you give me a headache".  Of course, that comes under the category -- Kids say the darndest things. 

What fun to watch all of the grandkids as they play and chase each other.  We had a wonderful time of eating food and playing games and watching Jeremy and Jon play Wii.

Saturday was spent doing projects at home, creating crafts for Christmas presents.  What a time to reflect on all the things we have to be thankful for.  Family, Friends, Relatives, and provisions of food.