Thanksgiving with Harley and Sarah

Arrived home from St. Paul, Alberta last night after spending Thanksgiving weekend with Harley and Sarah and their kids.  Katie's first birthday was the day before we arrived, so they saved the birthday party for when we got there.

 Sarah crocheted Katie an adorable Tinkerbell dress.  She had wings, and headband and little matching shoes.  So cute!

 She didn't quite get the blowing out the candles part, but what a beautiful cake we had.  Kate thought it was delicious!

She got lots of help from her friend Louis opening her many presents.  We gave her a pink houndstooth jacket, a pair of Calgary Flames pajamas and two dresses.

 Sarah had fairy wings for all the girls.  Of course Zane had to try them too.  Why should the girls get all the fun?

 The weather was beautiful on Saturday so we took the kids to the lake.  St. Paul is surrounded by many lakes, and is built right next to a large one.  The geese were migrating, and flew over in waves of hundreds to settle on the lake.  It was actually funny to watch because they are so graceful as they fly, but when they see the water, they just kind of drop out of the sky, and flutter down to the water.  They look like someone dropped a bunch of tissues in the sky and they just kind of flutter down.

Katie and Zane both love the swings and wanted long rides.  They'd probably still be there now if they had not had to surrender the swings to some other children.

 

Katie sure loves her brother and wants to do everything he does.  Lucky this playground had dual slides.

On the way home we collected some autumn treasures and made a centerpiece for our Thanksgiving dinner, which we enjoyed on Sunday, since George had to be back in Calgary on Monday for dialysis.  I think it turned out very pretty, and didn't cost a dime.

Sarah made us her first Thanksgiving dinner ever, and it was delicious.  She really has a talent in the kitchen.  

Harley and Sarah have recently moved into a larger apartment - they have the upper floor of a duplex.  It's a lovely place with three bedrooms and a garage.  The price is $300 less than what they paid at their last place, which wasn't as big.  The Lord has truly blessed them.

It was a lovely visit but came to an end much too soon, as always.  We had a wonderful time, and it was so fun to visit the grandkids.  Zane was so excited when we got there, he wouldn't let me out of his room until nap time, needing to show me his new room and every toy in it.  Those kids are such treasures to me, as is Chloe, and it sure is hard to see them so seldom.

I got a treat when we arrived at home, as Zach was still home for the weekend.  He had come home to Calgary to spend Thanksgiving with his new girlfriend, Taylor.  He was at the house when we arrived, picking up some groceries and other things he had forgotten.  It was nice to see him, if only for a few minutes.