Turkeys, Harleys and a Pinata Flogging
We just finished our 2010 version of Thanksmas around here. In case you don't know what that word means, it's our family's combining of Thanks giving and Christ mas. We celebrate it every two years on the "off years" when we spend real Christmas in MN. Typically, this festivus-style event involves either meeting at a central place (e.g. the Sandusky, OH Kalahari water park) or a home in Waukesha or New York, depending on the year. This year brought the NY clan out west and we did Thanksgiving on Thursday, and Christmas on Friday. Thanksgiving was a great time with the cousins playing together and working on various art projects together. They get along so well, at least for a couple days, after that all bets are off. As they get bigger, they've become much easier to manage and allows adults time to be together and catch up on things. We had an amazing dinner, followed by a rousing round of the Game of Things. The family got to meet Jake, Mark's partner and...