See some pictures of our holiday in Dayton.... thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year, and I am fortunate to be able to spend it with my family. This year, the Altmans came down too, so we were able to spend the holiday with both sides of our family.
A tradition in the Utz household is to make homemade noodles, which are served on top of mashed potatoes. Yum! Carolyn helped this year .... and so did Sadie, who ate almost the entire batch of drying noodles while we were out to dinner.
Another thanksgiving tradition includes a craft that everyone has to do. We receive it in our invitation and must bring it to the feast. This year, everyone had to make a napkin, saying what they are thankful for. Here is a photo of the boys displaying their napkins. And, note that Jason is wearing the turkey hat, meaning that he won the "over-eaters award" this year.
In the Utz household, we play a lot of games, too. Scrabble was the crowd favorite this year. Grandpops Harry certainly made up a lot of words, and somehow ended up winning too!
Carolyn enjoyed playing with her cousins, Addie & Emerson. She especially liked all the attention she got from Addie. Addie taught her a lot of new words, including "What does a snake say?" Since we have been home, Carolyn says "Addie" a lot. I think she misses her.
The grandparents also provided a whole of entertainment for Carolyn. She loved every minute of it, and so did they! Grandpops Harry gave her as many blueberries as she wanted. Great Granny loved to hold her. And Grandpa Mike had a cool chair that she learned how to climb up, so she could curl up and nap with him. Grandma Carol gave Carolyn a new stuffed giraffe, which may end up replacing Kitty as her favorite. And, Grandma Lynn made her laugh and laugh!
All of this fun made for one tired little girl.
3 comments:
Well, I am not happy with the goofy pictures of me, but I guess you have to get goofy me to get everyone else, who by the way look pretty cute! It was a grand holiday. I am finally getting everything back to normal but miss all of the commotion! By looking at the photos, I realize just how really great our Thanksgivings are. I miss all of you.
Captures the joyful occassion of Thanksgiving at the Utz's very well.
Carolyn is still the star, but don't let her know this. Her golden hair is facinating and beautiful. It took awhile for us to connect, but the blueberies did the trick.
Lynn, I think the picture of you and Corolyn laughing is terrific.
Becky, as usual this a great post.
OK OK its c A rolyn.
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