New England, New Family

 The pictures do not do justice to our trip back east... memories to last a lifetime and cousins/ aunts/ uncles/ grandparents we didn't know we had been missing all of our life... it was picture-perfect New England at Thanksgiving... leaves, clear sky, family football game, Macy's balloon parade, laughter, and relationships filled with inside jokes, love, music, traditions, full bellies and lots of spirit.. (and spirits.)

And the holidays whirrred by...

Thanksgiving.. my first time hosting was a big success..
All in Civil War attire... poor Beavs.
Introducing baby Parker to the chaos:
Hazey looks bummed she didn't get the drumstick.

Turkey time

Grateful for family and the great outdoors

Not to rub it in for the rest of the country, I mean, we WERE wearing down jackets and beanies... but it was gorgeous weather at the beach for a fun and festive Thanksgiving week, 2010... full of tons of food, surfing, campfiring, biking, dirt and laughs

gearing up for sunsettrailer naptimeJ and her idols, Auntie Julia and buddy Kayla
disneyland 'leg'o turkey'
The Heits.. we cleaned up pretty nice with a bunch of shower tokens and some non campfire outfits for dinner at Nana and Poppi's
I know, photo shoot for Lab of the Year calendar



best invention/recipe for "Micah's famous" banana pancakes

donut pit stop
winner of best turkey flair award



the unofficial fin repair crew

Thanksgiving is not complete without him..

Yep, he came to the beach for our Thanksgiving week campout! I know, greatest craft invention ever, Thanks to Jeanette's dad, "grampa Kenny".