Patient of labour when the end was rest,
Indulged the day that housed their annual grain,
With feasts, and off'rings, and a thankful strain.
~Alexander Pope
We spent Thanksgiving with David's family at their mountain house in Highlands, NC and had a great time! David's parents were there, along with his sister Lindsay, her husband Ben, and our two nephews Ryder and Ace. And of course, Rocky, the "family dog" joined the fun!
On Thanksgiving morning, we bundled up (it was COLD in the mornings in Highlands)...
And we all went for a walk down David's parent's street. Great way to get some pre-turkey exercise! And my hubby did such a good job of touring Ace around in the stroller!
After our walk, it was time for the feast! Yum!
We had lots of time to do things like shopping downtown. Here, David, his Dad, Ace, and myself are waiting for the rest of the gang to finish up in a store...
We also went to the playground at Highlands School so that the boys could have some fun. Highlands School is the only school in Highlands. It is K-12 and is where our nephews will go in a few years when Ben/Lindsay and David's parents move to Highlands full time.
Back at the cabin, the boys stayed busy. Ryder enjoyed riding "the wild horse" (aka Aunt Lisa's knee)...
He also enjoyed playing in the toy chest (and I mean, literally IN the toy chest), both right-side up and head first...
Ace enjoyed playing on the floor...
Until he got curious as to what his big brother was up to...
Our last night in the mountains (Saturday) was the annual tree lighting ceremony in downtown Highlands. I thought it was one of the coolest things of the weekend! The whole town gets together in the square. People sing carols, the big tree in the center of town is lit, and there are cookies and hot chocolate galore for FREE! :)
Hope everyone had a very wonderful Thanksgiving!!!
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