Thanksgiving day hike

Well - if you come on vacation with me, you usually get suckered into going on a hike. This time we went on a trip to Land Between the Lakes to a path around Hematite Lake - it was 2.2 miles trip.

Garrett admiring a beaver's work.

I like the way the light casts shadows through the trees on this picture.

This was kind of a neat little path across the front of the dam. Little squares to jump over. Howdy and Garrett fell part way in a one point - but it wasn't very deep. After the hike we stopped by the local tourist trap - Patti's settlement. Here is a turkey that somehow survived the festivities.

They had a nice Christmas display, here is Christopher

Thanksgiving 2009

Once again, Thanksgiving time.

This year we arranged for more of our family to be together. We rented two cabins on Land Between the Lakes (it's the slow time of the year) and 22 of us got together. All of Brian and Julie's family, Matt and Julia's family, Paul and Allene's family and Mother and Father.

What would thanksgiving be without pies?

Adam and Suzannah argue over who gets to sit in the chair (the answer was neither of them, they got their own seats at the kids table)

We're all glad that Trent could bring his good attitude and appetite to the meal.

Julie had surgery on her arm right before Thanksgiving, it was a bit rough on her.

Lots of us gathered together.

Jesse's first Thanksgiving. Only a few weeks old.

Kids table

Aubry

Parents table

Load of fun overall. Paul's children got a little sick and had to leave earlier than planned. Julia coordinated most of the cooking and did a super job despite running out of her allergy and asthma medicine. Mom just got to play with grand kids mostly.

Back to real life

Happy Thanksgiving!