A Few Of My Favorite Things About Thanksgiving Week!

1. The Monday before Thanksgiving we had a wonderful visit from Uncle Blah (Bill).  What a lift we felt from his visit!  I know my husband was up into the wee hours of the morning visiting, fixing the world's problems, discussing doctrine...you name it, I think they talked about it. :)  It was so great to see him and have him here.  Tuesday we went to Stanford to get the all clear to start radiation.  We dropped Bill off to meet with a client in Palo Alto and then he flew out later that evening.  It was an awesome visit to say the least!

Uncle Bill

2. Wednesday our children and grandchildren came to spend Thanksgiving with us!  It was so great to all be together!

Lauren dancing with Lucy in the Santa Rosa airport!

Beau having some man time with grandpa!

3. Thursday we went to Safari West (here in Santa Rosa) to go on an African safari before we ate our Thanksgiving feast.  These are a few of my favorite pictures of the 200 that were taken!

All of the girls!

Beau and Tod leaning over the side to check out the giraffe!

They weren't disappointed!

                             

Kristen, Lauren, Mike and Megan sat on top!

Lauren and Tod had this thing going on all weekend making funny faces together in the pictures.  They were quite a team!

4.  Friday was my 50th birthday.  Kind of a big deal!  The boys went golfing, the girls went to St. Helena.  Lauren tried really hard to get a good picture of the older girls.  This was my favorite!

That evening after dinner, I got to open some wonderful gifts.  A special thank you to everyone who wrote me a birthday letter.  I will treasure them always. :)  They brought back many memories and details I had forgotten.  I love you all. Thank you!

My beautiful painting from my sweetheart!  You all need to come and visit so you can see it.  It is beautiful!!!  I had a very special birthday.  I have such a wonderful family...thank you to each of them!

5.  I love the men in my family!  They are the best!

6.  Remember when the girls were trying to take a picture in St. Helena?  This was what Beau was up to.  Climbing on the rope in the big tent! 

                            

and then he took his pants off!  That's my grandson!
 And who couldn't love that face!

7.  Tod used his eagle scout skills and built us a real wood fire in the fireplace.  We were all amazed!

This year I had a wonderful Thanksgiving week and a 50th birthday I will never forget!