Thanksgiving - Michigan style

We had a great Thanksgiving vacation. And it really felt like a vacation since Brad had no work and we went out of town. We went to a suburb near Detroit and visited my cousin and his wife and two kids. The drive there wasn't the most pleasant as we got stuck in rush hour traffic in both Cincinnati and Dayton. What was supposed to be a 6 1/2 hour drive, turned into 8. Oh well, we made it safely and had such a good time with Clayton, Aimee, et al.We spent Thanksgiving with Aimee and Clayton and some of their residency friends. The food was great and it was nice to not have to cook all of it. Actually, I didn't cook any of it and since we had dinner at a friends', I didn't even do any dishes! That's my kind of holiday!

Jacob immediately took to his second cousins, Luke and Audrey. I'm not sure the feeling was always mutual - Jacob always seems to like other kids more than they like him - but Jacob sure loved hanging out with them. Luke put up with Jacob trying to be as big as him and Audrey allowed Jacob to give her hugs and knock her down at the same time.The day after Thanksgiving, we were able to attend a parade that was right down the street from their house. Jacob loved the marching bands that were in the parade, especially the drum sections...he must be related to his Daddy! Jacob and Luke were able to play some air hockey at their clubhouse and Brad and I got to play foose ball.












We were able to visit many neat parks, even though the weather was VERY cold, especially for us southerners. Notice the clothing of those who are used to the north's cold winter and those of us with hats, gloves, etc. all done up! Friday evening we were treated to some great ice cream at a local ice cream parlor called Sanders. Very yummy ice cream! We had so much fun and it was nice to have Brad to ourselves. The only phone call he had the whole time we were gone was Wednesday when we were on our way to Michigan. Other than that, we were work free until our return Saturday night!

Thanks Aimee and Clayton for hosting us and allowing us to see a little part of your world and a very pretty part of Detroit!