Thanksgiving in Georgia

 Tim had a conference in Atlanta the weekend before Thanksgiving, so we rounded up the Larsen's and all headed to his parents' cabin in the mountains of North Georgia. Ty and I flew there a few days after Tim, so I had the joy of flying alone with a two year old. He was pretty good, but the flight was during nap time and he didn't actually fall asleep until just before we landed. Oh well.

Our first night in Atlanta, we headed to Gladys Knight's Restaurant, Chicken and Waffles where we had, well, chicken and waffles. It was delicious!

Tim presented at his conference the next day, so the rest of us met up at the Georgia Aquarium along with some family friends, Seth and Sarah and their kids. Over all, there were 7 kids and 7 adults. We were quite the party.  Ty was scared of the aquarium when we went in Denver, so I was glad he had a good time.

 

Afterword, we headed up to the mountains. Grandma and Grandpa had so many cool toys set out, Ty was just in heaven.  He kept busy for hours in the basement, but also enjoyed all of the extra attention he received from the family.  While there, we celebrated Grandpa Rod's birthday! One of his gifts were these cute matching jammies Diney made! These are some happy kids (and grandpa)!

 Thanksgiving day was very cold. I had planned a turkey trot of sorts, but we decided to keep the activities close to home, so we set up some Turkey Games in and around the cabin. In this one, the kids had to get the acorns from one hanging bucket and put them into another bucket. They thought it was pretty fun.  We all helped with the big meal, and the feast was delicious!

 Family picture time.

 

  I have some talented relatives. DeAnne sewed these adorable Christmas PJ's. We spent a LONG time trying to get pictures, but these are the best we could get. It made for some laughs from the grandparents, at least.

 

 

The day after Thanksgiving, Diney threw me a "Pink Party" baby shower! Even the boys were invited. I got some really cute baby clothes that made me pretty excited to have a GIRL!

 On our last day in Georgia, Tim and I headed to Cloudland Canyon State Park to check out the scenery. It was so pretty, and quite different from what I am used to in the West. I loved all of the waterfalls and tropic-looking trees! Later that afternoon, we headed back to Colorado. It's always sad to leave family, but we were glad especially for Ty to spend some time with his Larsen cousins!