Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving with Lee's family in Ft. Worth.  We had lots of fun playing with Grandma, Grandpa, Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins.  We were also able to do a little bit of sight seeing. 

One of the days we went to the Ft. Worth Water Gardens and to the Botanical Gardens.  The water gardens were beautiful.  There was a cascading water fall with steps down to the bottom.

Thd kids loved this reflecting pond.  It was a great place to splash in the water and climb on the tree roots that came out of the ground.

When we got to the botanical gardens, Mariann wanted to smell every flower.  She soon had Peter trying to smel them too.  He would run up to one, sniff really hard, and run away.  As we approached the rose garden, you could smell the flowers 20 feet away.  It was awesome!

They had a really cool elevated wooden walk way.  There were educational games and activities for kids along the way.  There were also the tubes to talk through to people further along the path.  Mariann would run down to try and talk to Lee through the tubes.

At the end of the wooden path there was this big log for the kids to play in.

Another morning we went to a trail were Lee used to play as a kid.  A branch of the Trinity River is really close to where his house was up to about age 12.  It was neat to share something that he enjoyed as a kid our kids and to see the home were he grew up.

Mariann and Peter enjoyed touching and splashing in the water.

 

We also took the chance this Thanksgiving to be grateful for all the wonderful things that we have been given.  We thank the Lord for two wonderful heathly kids, a nice house, and Lee's good job.  We are also grateful to all of our friends and family that love and support us.

PS The first week on November we were able to move into our new home with the help of both wards.  I have been enjoying buying new things on Craigslist ever since.  We entered the minivan van club in early December.