Thanksgiving, Part II

Yesterday we drove four hours down and four hours back to spend not quite six hours at my sister's house in Durham, NC to celebrate Thanksgiving.  The drive actually wasn't too bad (especially since I just got to ride the whole way!), and we certainly enjoyed our time there seeing Kelly, Jon, and (of course) Carter.

Kelly made pumpkin hummus as an appetizer since we weren't planning to eat our T-Day meal until mid-afternoon.  Sophie and Hannah helped to set the table and get the decorations in place while the food was being prepared.

Part of the decorations were rocks that the girls had painted with their father on Friday.

Also while waiting to eat there was playing of games,

arranging of foam letters,

and lots of activity from the men.  First, they spent hours trying to figure out some mechanism of the TV, then Jon made his first-ever attempt to carve a turkey, with advice and assistance from the other men of the household from time to time.

Before enjoying delicious desserts of cookies, ice cream, Jon's famous derby pie, and pumpkin chocolate cheesecake, we took some time to take a few family photos.

It's always good to capture the memories!  I especially like Carter's face in the photo on the left. :)