Thanksgiving 2011

The boys and I drove to the cities the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. After spending a few hours with grandma in the morning, the three of us went to lunch with Mimi #1. After a good portion of my Jimmy John's sandwich was eaten by Walter, we ran an errand and then headed to visit a few toy stores and a local bookstore that is also home to a chicken, tarantula, cat, 2 ferrets, birds and a number of other fun animals. Amazingly, Henry remembered that Sebastian Joe's ice cream was just down the street. After trying the eggnog flavored ice cream (because it was yellow) and deciding that he didn't like it, Walter opted for Henry's flavor of choice - salted caramel. We made our way over to Mimi's house and watched "Wallace & Gromit" while Mimi did a little organizing. By then Nate was on his way, so we headed to grandma and grandpa's for some Macaroni and Cheese. It was a full and fun day!

Watching Tiger, Blankie and Little Bear taking a spin in the washer.




Thursday morning, we drove to my aunt and uncle's house in Wisconsin and enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving meal. We missed Aunt Gayle and cousin, Kat, but enjoyed catching up with everybody else. Henry and Walter loved playing with the toys that Aunt Edie brought out for them.






And of course, you have to nap and recover from over-eating while bonding in front of the TV.


Russell also enjoyed a pretty good nap...

until his tongue proved too big a temptation for Walter to resist. He just had to touch it (over and over again). He also thought Russell's eyes were interesting.




Mama Bakkel with her great-grandsons


Goofing off with cousin "Kayak" during the picture session. (Henry thought that Kyle's name was Kayak.)


I'm sure you can't tell which cousins hail from the great state of Wisconsin!


Although we were planning on driving home on Friday, we ended up staying at my parent's through Sunday. Henry and Walter love pretending to be "5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed." Thankfully they were in good hands with Dr. Mimi #1.








Bedtime stories