the laurel decided to bloom
in the warm early autumn days
leading up to Thanksgiving.
we've been alternating years for more than a decade,
but we decided to add a little jaunt north on Route 1
after picking Samuel up at NCState.
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| Thanksgiving stew, fried chicken, and pimento cheese sandwiches with my in-laws |
the older cousins were not available;
however, i'd imagine they might join
these silly ones on the couch.
we scurried around like beavers making a dam,
getting the house ready for Company!
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| so much fun 'growing' the table to seat ten! |
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| putting out the finery(ish) |
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| i did the side dishes - taters & kernels & sprouts, oh my! |
a little bit of ACC action while waiting for the grandparents
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| Alex flies! |
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| my brother has a slight height advantage |
basketball action
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| Samuel flies! |
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| Joseph eyes the goal ~ watch out! |
they were having so much fun, a little neighbor
rang the doorbell to see if she could come play :)
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| likely, they are being silly on SnapChat |
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| tete a tete times two |
my sister-in-law brought all the PIES &
my vegetarian mom brought the TURKEY!
this should be a separate post.
The Family Portrait.
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| WolfPackMan & his brother |
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| cousin Alex joins them |
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| the iPhone Photographer & the Organizer |
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| you, here...you, there...no, here...or, maybe, there |
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| can't control the teenagers |
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| Most Real. |
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| Official |
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| my brother Jeff, Mom, Dad, & me |
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| more Organizing |
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| lighting the fire |
conversations while waiting in line for food
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| the View from my End of the Table |
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| strolling minstrel (they look like they're singing along) |
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| Fin |
