Thanksgiving Break

I was off of work most of last week for Thanksgiving.  We were lucky this year to have Kelsey and Everett in town to hang out with us and celebrate the holiday.  They flew in at the crack of dawn on Tuesday for a stay in Columbus for a couple of days and then we all loaded up and caravanned up to Cleveland for the weekend.  The kids adore their cousin Everett and have been missing him since our visit ended.  It was a nice visit and (as usual) always flies by too fast.

 The weather was so nice leading up to Thanksgiving so we were able to head to the zoo for some sunshine and animals.  It was Everett's first trip to the zoo and he thoroughly enjoyed it.  This was our attempt at a picture of the three of them on a baby rhino statue.  Quinn didn't like the way Everett was holding on to her and she started throwing elbows.  Poor Everett.

 She quickly was kicked out of that photo opp.

 Darby and Rick met us at the zoo as well so we were able to get a family picture of all of us.

 Nolan was a great babysitter at dinner one night and Everett found his love of frozen peas.

 Thanksgiving Day was so nice and warm.  The boys were able to play some golf and we were able to sit outside after dinner with a fire.  It was really nice.

Everett celebrated his 1st birthday the week prior so it was fun to sing happy birthday to him in person.

Recognize that turkey hat?  Kelsey knit it when Nolan was a baby.  Nolan wore it on his first Thanksgiving as well :)

The day after Thanksgiving we all headed to the Bay Nature Center to keep the kids busy.  We decided to buy tickets to the "Twinkle Tots" planetarium show.  Let's just say the kids enjoyed it but it was definitely brief (15 minutes) and not that entertaining/educational/worth it the money.   

 Back at my dad's.  He is building his train set again and let the kids plaster the mountain creation that is in process right now.  They LOVED it!  It was almost like baby art therapy.  They were both so calm, quiet, and dedicated to their work for almost 45 minutes!!

It was a nice break and it was sad to go back home on Saturday.  Our visits always go too fast but we have great memories and we look forward to our next visit!!