This Thanksgiving we drove down to Houston to visit Jason's dad's family. Djedo and Baba Ward. The cousins had a blast together and Joel got to know his Djedo Ward. It amazed me how much Joel looks like his Djedo although it makes sense since Joel looks like Jason and Jason looks alot like his dad as well. We had a great Thanksgiving meal, thanks to Baba Judi and Virginia and Summer her little sous chefs for the day. Nicole and her husband Tim were there most of the weekend. Tim is a great addition to the family and fits Nicole perfectly. He made pies to add to the plethora of food. Friday we went to Galveston Beach. It was a little chilly but the beach is always beautiful and fun. The kids got in the water of course and they all ended up cold and sandy. Saturday we took family pictures which turned out fairly well if I do say so myself. Then we went to Kemah. Kemah has this great little boardwalk shopping center and amusement park. Joel loved the little ride that takes kids up about 20 feet and then drops and bounces them. He must have ridden it over a dozen times. His facial expressions were priceless. By Sunday we were worn out. The Friday before we had driven to Iowa to my Grandpa's birthday celebration, drove home Monday, Recuperated on Tuesday (laundry), then drove out to Houston on Wednesday. Sunday driving home was long we were all so tired. The best part for me as weird as this sounds was finding old family pictures and scanning them into the computer and labeling them. I feel like I am doing something for posterity when I do this. I know, I know that is pretty pathetic. Most of my vacation pictures wherever we go I am seen immersed in old photo albums or boxes or on the computer but someday my descendants will thank me.
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