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Pre-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving, Part IV

The gang heads indoors… You have to admit that it was pretty nice that we could go outside in the middle of November in Michigan, though, right? Here there’s a fun game of “get Kaylee’s ball from Ian.” See this image larger.

Ok so it was fun while we recognized that it was Kaylee’s ball… sigh… Ian, give it back. See this image larger.

You’re going to see a lot of “jumping up and down on the bed” pictures in this Thanksgiving, trust me! Mostly I admit to either telling them to or letting them. You get some good smiles that way. See this image larger.

Just then the ghost of mattresses past arose from the comforters… See this image larger.

Ooop. False alarm, it was Connor. See this image larger.

I swear nobody got hurt… at least nothing permanent. See this image larger.

He’s going to learn to keep that tongue in pretty soon, the hard way. See this image larger.

The boys get some air with their trucks. See this image larger.

Kaylee got stuck trying on clothes… har har! See this image larger.

*Hey kids, what are you watching? Hey, kids? Um, hello?* See this image larger.

*Connor can you check on those kids and find out what they are watching? Hello? Connor? Kids?* See this image larger.

Part V coming soon!

Pre-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving, Part III

The 14th continues… around here, or maybe a bit earlier, the ladies left the boys all alone with the kids so that they could go shopping. I know this might sound like punishment, but believe me when I say, the shopping that was going on benefits everybody… or at least that’s what I was told to say. (I’m kidding.) See this image larger.

Connor and Ian checked the sandbox for fun and found a little inside. See this image larger.

Rare photographic proof that somebody else was at this gathering other than the three stars of our show, pictured here riding a plastic turtle! See this image larger.

Ray took these with his camera, and managed to pull this shot off, which is great considering how long these three squirmers were willing to hold still. See this image larger.

Sitting on the deck, kinda. See this image larger.

Really they’re sitting on a big hunk of plastic that wasn’t meant to be sat on, is that comfortable Ian? After this it was time to come inside… I think we’ve only got another 2-3 entries for the 14th of November!! :O See this image larger.

Pre-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving, Part II

The evening of the 13th, hopped up on cake and about ready to explode with anticipation, Ian was sent to bed at around 10pm… and then his cousins showed up at around that same time. So he was allowed to sort of hang out and say hi… I think everybody was shy and trying to get used to how each other had changed. So the real fun started the next day. We took so many pictures I’m going to have to divide that day into several entries…

The morning of the 14th, and Ian enjoys drawing with Kaylee. See this image larger.

*Yes, drawing is fun I suppose…* See this image larger.

*But wouldn’t a road rally be even more enjoyable?* See this image larger.

I want to take this opportunity to say that Connor was brilliant throughout the trip. He was patient and engaging with Ian, and never looked down on him for being little or in awe, which the little guy was. Connor was also patient with me, as I had a lot of grown up things to do and couldn’t play video games as much as I wanted to with him. A big thank you to Connor, I hope he sees this. See this image larger.