Monday, December 14, 2009

Thanksgiving Part 2

Let the Thanksgiving celebration continue - only this time with Steve's parents, Paul and Debbie and their kids from Colorado. We don't get to see them very often, so this was a special treat!

We attended the annual Festival of Trees at the Mayo Civic Center. Steve and I have gone the day after Thanksgiving for a couple of years now and always enjoy the music, snacks, and the incredible trees! Each tree has a different theme and while there were some repeats this year, it was still fun to look at them and get ideas. Even more fun was to watch the kid's reactions to the trees. We heard a lot of "wow", "ooh pretty," and "look, mama!"

Amaya, Emily, and Brian (I love how Amaya and Brian are checking each other out!)

Amaya and Grandma listening to the music. Every hour, a different group of musicians played or sang.

My favorite tree and inspiration for our tree this year. This is called "Nordic Reflections."

Cousins!


After the Festival of the Trees, everyone headed to our house for supper. We enjoyed reconnecting and catching up and the kids enjoyed playing.

Grandpa and Grandma Horning and the grandkids.