My brother and sister in law drove down from Vermont on Wednesday for Thanksgiving. I usually have that holiday but Mom called it this year because he was coming down . I took the opportunity for a family photo. It was not planned so we were all in just what we were wearing that day. But since we are rarely all together it really does not matter. This is the one that turned out the best for the adults and Baylor was being himself pulling poses.
The boys together while I was trying out different lighting and window blind combinations Baylor has a bit of growing to do to catch up with his Grandpa and Uncle.
They brought him his birthday gift because they were not able to make it down for his birthday. They gave him a set of real walkie talkies. He has some learning to do on when to push the button to hear as he keeps it held in. But he loved them just the same.
On Black Friday I took them to the Amish Wegmans and the Mennonite KMart (Shady Maple grocery store and Goods) in Blue Ball. Baylor stayed at home with his grandparents so we could shop and prowl around. Laura and I had a great time in the bulk section of Shady Maple as they have everything! Being from VT where it is more expensive they were both in sticker shock over many items. One item Laura bought a pint container of poppy seeds as a gift for a friend who bakes with them a lot. They can only get them in the small Spice Island containers for the same price as the pint.
When we got home I brought out the candy and a gingerbread house I put together for Laura to do. She has never made one before and will never be able to come to one of our parties. I thought it would be a nice thing for her to do with us. She was a bit intimidated at first but really got into it in the end.
Baylor worked on a few flat pieces we had made while she worked on her house. I make her two people and a dog for her house. Their dog O'Malley is definitely their daughter in a dog suit and would of course be included in their family.
She had to stop only because her husband was about to serve dinner in the same location as the house making. She was saying about what she could put where and there as we were packing it up.
Saturday we left early in the morning to have time to stop at the candy store for more candy, because there is never enough for Gingerbread! Baylor fell asleep on the way home so I left him in the car while I unloaded the car and then we headed to Heather's to visit. Her dad is home from Chili for a few days and we wanted to see him while he is home. Jamie and Laura were spending the day with their friends in Lancaster so they were not there. My parents drove up also. Heather made a nice dinner and we had a good time visiting and playing with the camera. We went to the Dollar General around the corner and I bought Brigid the new Santa hat.
Heather was on the floor and the dogs and Brigid thought she was there for them to crawl on.
The dust in the air was acting like ghost orbs when I had the camera on. It was fun telling ghost stories about the orbs in her house.
Most of the day was spent watching football and playing with Brigid. The boys had a great time playing with each other.
It was a busy weekend but was made wonderful spending time with my family!
