27 Nov

DSCN2607  Early Thanksgiving morning on the Magothy River I DSCN2608  Early Thanksgiving morning on the Magothy River II DSCN2609  Early Thanksgiving morning on the Magothy River III DSCN2617  Bri and Nico adjusting to US time
DSCN2619  Turkey day mantel piece DSCN2620  The table awaits DSCN2621  Either making coffee or washing dishes DSCN2622  The plant brought down by Grandma
DSCN2623  Ian check social media while Nikki watches her sister DSCN2624  Ian and Nikki DSCN2626  The centerpiece rides again DSCN2627  Vivi and Valérie
DSCN2628  Such a great pair! DSCN2631  Mini-Christmas morning DSCN2632  as we will not all be together at Christmas DSCN2634  We made a morning run for wine and more food
DSCN2642  Grandma and the Morrisons DSCN2644  little Valérie shoes from a village in China grace à Nikki and Austin DSCN2645  She can't walk but she gets shoes! DSCN2646  She likes the way they feel
DSCN2647  The shoes make the rounds DSCN2648  Grandma, grand-daughter and Nico DSCN2650  Christine tears into her gitt.. DSCN2651  while N&A look on and Francis checks cyberspace
DSCN2653  Montreux Paradise Home DSCN2654  just the shirt for Ian DSCN2658  Pearls were big this year DSCN2660  Grandma and Bri examine them
DSCN2661  Bri tries hers on DSCN2662  Grandma looks happy! DSCN2664  We are all here, with some of us covering cyberspace too DSCN2665  Little Val all swaddled
DSCN2666  The center of attention DSCN2668  Made her myself!! DSCN2670  with some help of course! DSCN2673  Nico prepares for a stroll
DSCN2674  Vivi comes out with Val DSCN2677  Bri appears DSCN2678  Val is installed in the stroller DSCN2679  Vivi is ready to roll!
DSCN2680  Val has some initial misgivings DSCN2681  which soon disappear into wooziness DSCN2682  Vivi and Grandpa get out ahead DSCN2683  Pilotting the stroller
DSCN2686  The presently unencumbered follow DSCN2687  Decorations in the North Drive neighborhood DSCN2688  Festive DSCN2689  Always something to see
DSCN2690  Thanks! DSCN2691  Waiting for the others to catch up DSCN2692  Somebody could care less what was going on! DSCN2693  Andropogon or something like it
DSCN2694  Inflorescences DSCN2695  The lot of us strolling DSCN2696  Stopped at a waterside park DSCN2697  Magothy River
DSCN2698  We are all here DSCN2699  doing our own things DSCN2700  Standing guard DSCN2701  Bri and Nico with stroller
DSCN2702  Vivi checks up on her girl DSCN2703  Nikki checks out the shore DSCN2705  Something down there - fishies? DSCN2706  More decor
DSCN2707  Beautiful ornatmentals DSCN2708  More berries DSCN2709  and red understory plants DSCN2711  Back at the house we wait for the meal
DSCN2717  with more to tell DSCN2723  What are you laughing about? DSCN2724  Rich enjoying himself DSCN2726  The table turned sideways and set again
DSCN2727  Vivi and Val decide to check it out, Apparently we took no photos of the actual meal!!