Thanksgiving week: all in the family

So much to this day! Our Thanksgiving gathering continues, even as it has to be still not entirely in the way that it would have been before the pandemic. With one super pregnant daughter and two unvaccinated little kids from different households and both attending schools, we are not yet ready to all sit down around a table inside. Nonetheless, we can do so much! And it seems this glorious weekend we do it all. 

Let's break it down a little:

The morning of the sleepover -- Primrose, here, from Chicago.

 

(Every child here has loved every single toy food here. Primrose is no exception.)

(Heading out)

Going to Madison Sourdough bakery with grandma.

Meet up with cousins and aunt and uncle at the Arboretum. With pain au chocolat.

Primrose is reunited with mom and dad.

(A hike)

The whole gang.

The four grandkids: Sandpiper is astonished.

The four grandkids: Sandpiper is delighted.

Back at the farmhouse now: preparing Thanksgiving dinner number one: my prep starts with the pie. Melissa Clark-- your advice was great. Pie, loaded with nearly four pounds of honeycrisp apples, spiced with cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg, is delicious.

Primrose paints.

Her talent is obvious.

Predinner snacks.

A hug for little sister.

The threesome, or maybe we should start saying foursome?

The chicken, stuffed with wild mushrooms and sage.

Getting the meal going...

And now it's almost midnight, but I'm hanging on to my last moments with my youngest girl and her husband before things get crazy busy for all of us.

A beautiful day. I am so full of gratitude and love...