Madeline Rose: Thanksgiving

Guarding the Turkey

Once again we had a lovely Thanksgiving with the DeCock Family in Redmond, WA this year. With the increased flexibility I have in my new position with U.S. Bank, I was able to take off both Wednesday and Friday of Thanksgiving week, giving us more time to relax and enjoy the beginning of the holiday season.

We headed to Chris' home Tuesday after work and arrived pretty late - after 9:00 p.m. Maddy, Steve and I shared the basement room as usual, but Chris had upgraded and Steve and I had an amazing queen size air mattress, and Maddy had a full size one too, all to herself. Luxury! We were happy to have arrived and ready to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday.

On Wednesday we headed to the market, walked about, then walked to an arcade where Maddy and Riley had fun playing games for an hour or so. Maddy hit a "jackpot" and earned over 200 tickets, but even with her "big win" she ended up with a tiny stuffed animal and that was it. But it was good enough for her, and she had a new "friend" to add to the normal mix. We then headed back to Chris' neck of the woods and stopped for lunch, including the annual oyster appetizers. Even I had one this year. It was decent, but oysters are just not high on my favorites list.

Thanksgiving was a relaxing day, but I did take a lengthy walk with Kim during the mid-morning hours. Lots of food was prepped and cooked, lefse was buttered, cake was made. It was a lovely Thanksgiving with so much yummy food and treats. No one stayed up too late Thanksgiving night.

Friday we went for a walk at a park and Chris flew his drone. It takes photos and can even follow people (we used Riley as a test subject and it worked until it mistook a light pole for Riley and focused on that)!

Everyone left Saturday morning to head tome - Dave, Jane, Kim and Riley had a very early flight. Maddy, Steve and I waited to Chris to return from dropping off his family at the airport, then it was our turn to say goodbye - at least until next year.

An all-around wonderful Thanksgiving, once again.