Thanksgiving weekend

Now that we are back in our normal routine, I can update my blog with the events of our Thanksgiving weekend. Annabelle was absolutely delighted by her grandparents, "Cyppy" (stands for Cynthia) and "Baba" (stands for Grandpa). Since we have returned home, she has been saying their names constantly and looking around for them.

Thanksgiving dinner was divine and I want to thank Cynthia for all her hard work. For the last several years, she has been daring enough to make a latticed cherry pie and I (actually Michael) was very desirous to get a picture of the masterpiece. Doesn't it look great?



Sheridan, WY has a very nice YMCA and we tend to spend a fair amount of time there playing pickleball. We were able to continue this tradition this year. In the past, someone has been left out of the pickleball in order to stay home and watch Annabelle. This time was different. Annabelle got to come with us. The Y has a new addition called the Playland for children to play in. It's something similar to what you'd find at a playland at McDonalds. Annabelle had a blast climbing in and out of the tubes through which they're supposed to climb. Adults are allowed to accompany their children on the equipment and I was having just as much fun as Annabelle was. Here are some pictures and a video.





(A special thanks to Robert for being the camera man.)

A few weeks before Thanksgiving, Cynthia told me about the annual Christmas stroll that takes place the day after Thanksgiving. Main street is closed to cars and the town's people are invited to "stroll" down the street. All the stores are open and people are serving hot chocolate, chili, and hot dogs. Several members of the ward decided it would be nice to christmas carol to the strollers. Cynthia invited me along. We got there late and eventually only found two carolers. But, we made it work with only four of us.



Annabelle's favorite item to play with was actually a Thanksgiving decoration. It's a wood carving of a turkey that has tootsie roll pops as feathers. She loved to take all the suckers out and put them back in again. We were all amazed at her ability of fitting the sticks of the lollipops in the tiny holes. The tootsie rolls were many different colors and the adults took that opportunity to teach Annabelle some colors. By the end of the trip, she could say and identify the suckers that were pink, orange, blue, brown, and red. I'm so proud to be the mother of such an intelligent child.