For the first time in years, we went away for Thanksgiving!  Starting "dark and early" on the Sunday before Thanksgiving (i.e., 4 am!), we drove through South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois to get to Aunt Kristine's house in Champaign, Illinois.  We joined Aunt Kristine, Uncle Alan, Cousins Maddy and Ryan, and dog Miniut, and then Mom Mom and Pop Pop arrived a few days later.  We took a couple days and visited the zoo in Bloomington and the Children's Museum in Decatur.  We even drove on part of Historic Route 66!  Finally headed home on Saturday.  We had a wonderful visit with some wonderful people, and got to enjoy some time off.  You can read our blog entry about the trip at Our Little Corner Of The Upstate. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
 

The house where we spent Thanksgiving		Thanksgiving dinner
The boys like the dog's house!	Minuit the dog, Michael & Matthew	Loving cuddle times
The boys like the sea lions at the Bloomington Zoo	The boys liked the sea lions at the Bloomington Zoo	Looks like a giant rat to me!
Michael and the merkeet	What is YOUR wingspan?	Greg and  Paul Bunyan in Atlanta, IL, Route 66
Michaeld loved the historic grain elevator	Michael riding the train	Matthew riding the train
A budding virtuoso!	They REALLY liked the dog's house!	"Shopping" at the Decatur Children's Museum
"Shopping" at the Decatur Children's Museum	"Shopping" at the Decatur Children's Museum	How big is Michael?
How big is Pop Pop, er, Matthew!	The many faces of Pop Pop	At Mom Mom & Pop Pop's hotel pool
Fixing Thanksgiving dinner	What we are most thankful for!	Learning to fix green beans
No, I mean they REALLY like the dog's house!	Uncle Alan and Matthew	Michael drew Minuit the dog
Maddy & Ryan showed Michael a new game	Loving cuddle time	Curled up to read
Michael's new favorite	Fun with daddy