On Thursday, we took the el a few stops north to Evanston, then walked the rest of the way to Susan and Steve's where their family was gathering. I had to ask Eric to remind me again how we are related to everyone... Susan is Eric's mom's cousin's daughter, so that would make her my...well, I'm still not really sure. Anyway, Susan's parents, sisters (and their kids), and some other related folks were there and we had a fabulous time--there were about 20 of us in all! I had met many of them for the first time at our wedding and this was the first time we had seen them since then, so it was really nice to catch up! And of course, the food was amazing. We will certainly have to get together more often with the ones that are in the area!
The weather was so incredible all weekend here! Goose thought it was a perfect day to bust out the Norwegian sweater. Those of you who know our neighborhood will understand when we say that we stuck out on our way to the train--not a lot of guys walking around in Norwegian sweaters and carrying pecan pies.
Steve is really excited to get the pie in his mouth :)
Saturday was the family Thanksgiving gathering in Holland. Rose, Robert, and Justin came from Lansing, and as a preemptive calorie burn (and of course, for fun!) we headed to the playground next door before the big meal! Justin absolutely loved this swing:
But he was not the only one to enjoy the equipment:
I had never seen anything like this spinny pod. It was like a one-person merry-go-round.
It was very fun--for about 10 seconds:
This thing may have been made for someone a bit smaller...
Justin tried out everything at the park.
And dinner was wonderful! We thought about getting the tri-pod and getting us all in one picture, but we were way too hungry!
It was so great to see everyone during this perfect fall weekend!
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