We enjoyed two Thanksgiving gatherings this year. Sunday, we went to my sister Sandy's house, and then today we visited with Tom's parents.
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Tom was a good sport about attending the gathering at Sandy's.
He brought a book and found a corner. |
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| Sandy's dogs spent much of the afternoon on the outside looking in. Dolefully. |
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| Tommy with Grandma Lux |
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| Rachel smashing the potatoes. |
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Johnny and Ellie spent a lot of time together.
Upside-down time is Ellie's favorite. |
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Tommy and Ellie are telling Grandma about the card they made for her.
Q. Why do turkeys always gobble?
A. They haven't learned their table manners. |
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| Sandy uncovering the goods. |
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| Ellie and Tommy enjoying rolls from the bread basket they made. |
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| Megan and Cole. And Jasper, who was happy to be at the table, even though dinner was over. |
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| My favorite guys. |
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| Peek-a-boo! |
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After I caved to Jasper's pitiful looks and gave him a bit of pumpkin pie,
he tried to stare down Tom for a piece of his. |
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Still staring at the pie. His eyes don't waver, even when Ellie
comes and tries to get his attention. |
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| Looking out the window at the birds in Grandma Selvage's yard. |
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Grandpa had a box of goodies that he let Tommy and Ellie play with.
They found some old keys and were happy to look for locks they might fit. |
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The great discovery of the evening was flashlights.
They went running from room to room shining them around and
giggling like they were the first ones to discover light. |
And here's a fun lesson for the week. I uploaded all of my pictures to Google+ and discovered that they have an "Auto Awesome" feature. If you load 2 or more pictures that are very similar in composition, they automatically combine the best facial features into a new photo:
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| John smiling, Bob not so much. |
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| John blinking, Bob smiling. |
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| Auto Awesome = the best of both! |
Now, instead of ditching my bad pictures, I will try uploading them to see if a new one can be created from 2 less than perfect shots.
