Happy Thanksgiving!

Whirlwind Thanksgiving! We loaded up the van on Wednesday night with Rachel, Jason, Cooper, Kenley, Lily and me, and hit the road for Portland! The drive was great (both ways). We couldn't wait to get some time with the fam!

The girls love playing with Aunt Gail and Josie, and they are sporting their new dresses from Aunt Lucy.

 Making pies with Great-Grandma Dorothy!

 We took a pre-dinner walk to enjoy the view from The Charthouse totem pole and toast Thanksgiving!

 Lily is really upset that it is not her turn for the tiny pink purse. Still cute though.

 Much happier! (see tiny pink purse)

 These cuties just celebrated their 30 year anniversary!

 We finally got to meet Elie's new puppy, Deacon!

 It's time!

 Lily even ate turkey! Hooray!

 Friday morning: Rain and wind does not stop us from hitting the Portland holiday parade!

 We must go for "foffee" to warm up!

 We snuck in a little extra time with Grandma and Grandpa, then decided to hit the road since Seattle is having "winter storm warnings" and snow in the forecast.

Thanks for a great Thanksgiving everyone! Let the holiday season begin!

Lily at School and "The Gift of Time"

Every year the district gives us "the gift of time" on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, which means we can leave 1 hour early. So I got to sneak over to Lily's class earlier than usual. She was NOT ready to break her routine and leave (and we were waiting for Jason to pick us up) so I got to hang for awhile and I happened to have my camera...

Hi Lil!

 Some of Lily's artwork:

 The class "mood meter" (Lily was blue for several days in a row, and then lately has been more of a yellow mood).

 Her hook and cubby:

 Our Flat Stanley pictures are up already!

 Snack time!

 Outside play!

Then we finally convinced her to head for home. It's fun to see her in her element at school!