Despite some absolutely frigid temperatures (0F the first night with windchill to -28F) we managed to stay very warm and comfortable. There was much cooking, reading, guitar playing, and indeed - we even managed to get out of the house a few times!
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| Genevieve enjoys standing by the fire |
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| She also likes to show off her stylish new glasses |
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| Herb, Carla, and Gene are thankful for good margaritas |
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| Gene was thankful for not dropping his omelet on the floor |
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| Everyone was thankful for Alex's help making the cranberry sauce |
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| Genevieve was thankful for having so many loving big people around to shower her with attention |
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| Dan was thankful that he did not burn down the deck while frying the turkey |
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| ...and here it comes... |
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| My best, and least messy, fried turkey yet! 5 years strong and counting. It was when Ali, Eric, Dana and I rented a rustic cabin in Estes Park back in 2005 that we had no choice but to fry our first turkey, owing to the lack of an oven |
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| Susan cooking up a storm in the kitchen |
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| And here is the dining room set for Thanksgiving dinner |
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| What a feast! And everyone helped in so many ways |
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| Herb, Susan, Alex, Carla, Gene, Genevieve, Dana, and Dan sit down to dinner |
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| One of the nicest features of the house was the hot tub on the back patio, overlooking the mountains. Everyone had a chance to take some time to relax and enjoy the views. The elk were quite curious what these strange monkeys were doing in the water in the dead of winter. |
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| On Friday night we braved the cold temperatures to attend the annual Estes Park Christmas Parade. Alex's favorite part was the float with the Christmas robot being worked on. Genevieve liked all of the floats, but perhaps got the biggest kick out of the horse-drawn carriages |
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| Genevieve and Alex had the most fun of all during our visit |
4 comments:
Genevieve rocked those blue sunglasses that Auntie Alison sent! Alex's favorite was the chocolate turkey. Thank you for thinking of them Auntie Ali. We missed you and Uncle Eric bunches. Love, Mom
Those are great pictures - that house looks amazing. I'm sorry we missed out this year (but Dilly and Daisy, Mu and Eps were happy to have us home... so they could eat turkey too)
We missed you all!
D&D - looks like you had an amazing Thanksgiving weekend! Thanks for the wonderful pix - wished I was there!!!!
Wow, what a story and the pictures were amazing...Love the hot tub, even in freezing weather...and what a spread of food. YUM YUM. Auntie Reg
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