Thanksgiving

The snow in Seattle was all fine and good until we had to leave for Bend for Thanksgiving. What normally takes 6 hours (good weather and no kids) took us 10.5 (bad weather and 2 kids) Juli and I switched off sitting in the back seat squished in between the two car seats and Marty was his normal, laid-back, road-trip self. It is amazing how much he loves car trips and how he is completely unbothered by delays, bad weather, etc. Kept us all grounded for sure, especially near the end.

Mom did a great job with the food and all the other preparations. It isn't easy cooking dinner for 17 people! Thanks, Mom!!

Here is the whole group.

A reading by Kevin before the meal

Even Benjamin got "turkey dinner"

Josie, Paul, Benjamin and Avery

The snow was beautiful in Bend. They are much better prepared for snow than Seattle and it was pretty easy to get around town.
The day after Thanksgiving we took a long walk down to the Old Mill to have lunch.