Thankful for Another Year

This November Chris's grandma (Gammy) had her 90th birthday. We were fortunate to be able to join everyone in Ohio for the festivities. Was she ever surprised when we opened the study door revealing our huddled mass, of 13 adults and 7 great-grandchildren, in song. As a grand-finale to the evening we gathered around a slide-show, choreographed by Derek, portraying her beautiful, vivacious life. Ninety years old; amazing (and so hard to fathom)!

Our stay extended through my birthday and Thanksgiving allowing for lots of quality family time, numerous cakes, wonderful food and even a quick visit to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.



Finn was a pro at sorting animals into categories of bird, mammal, amphibian, reptile and insect. How does he know this so well already? I guess he is the son of a wildlife loving science geek, teacher.



































Nola: sitting strong on her own and interested in smearing food everywhere under the guise of feeding herself.




































Our little "gamer" taking in a late night game of Parcheesi with Daddy, Nana and Papa.