Tis The Season..

Thanksgiving, Parades, St. Nicks Day, Christmas... we're in the midst of it now!

I have to say that although spending 5 hours in the car for 4 hours of visiting seems crazy, it felt great! We haven't seen Don's family in what seems like forever... so with a little bit of arm twisting we were going home (Escanaba) for Thanksgiving! We arrived right on time.. we ate, visited, checked out some of Grandpa Krause's newest wood creations and caught up on life! It's amazing how much everyone gets older and older and Grandma and Grandpa seem frozen in time! I sat looking at Grandma admiring what a beautiful woman she is and how I really don't think she's changed since the day I met her... almost 17 years ago!
After our meal at the Krause's we stopped by my Dad's house for a quick visit and for the kids to see Molly... Papa's newest Golden Retriever... The kids were excited to see her, but being a puppy she liked to jump and bite and do all the things that puppies do.. also all the things that Ella didn't like about puppies :) Sooo, Ella spent the time sitting by Holly (the older, calmer one) rubbing every inch of her!
Then.. back in the car for the drive home!