{"id":359,"date":"2014-12-07T22:24:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-07T22:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eaumaison.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/07\/thanksgiving"},"modified":"2014-12-07T22:24:00","modified_gmt":"2014-12-07T22:24:00","slug":"thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2014\/12\/07\/thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just a quick jaunt over the mountains and back for the holiday this year.\u00a0 Sadly, there were lots of sniffling noses and later some more serious viral illnesses.\u00a0 But we made the most of it anyway.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Got stuck on Vail pass for about 10 minutes.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/15781793790\" title=\"Thanksgiving 2014 by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thanksgiving 2014\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7580\/15781793790_603cc4fcba_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>  But we made it!\u00a0 (I drove Sam and Ben drove Jack.\u00a0 The boys were very good on both trips over and back.)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/15781688958\" title=\"Thanksgiving 2014 by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thanksgiving 2014\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7561\/15781688958_79f10ced2a_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We snuck out for a fancy dinner Wednesday sans kids.\u00a0 I love doing that!\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/15783373907\" title=\"Thanksgiving 2014 by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thanksgiving 2014\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7560\/15783373907_71d19e7ccd_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jack snuggled up in elf jammies and a new dinosaur.\u00a0 Sam discovered the fluffiest, most patient cat in the world. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/15781694268\" title=\"Thanksgiving 2014 by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thanksgiving 2014\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8633\/15781694268_848fd9047b_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thursday morning, getting dinner done!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/15781787820\" title=\"Thanksgiving 2014 by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thanksgiving 2014\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7473\/15781787820_025d853dba_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the gentleman wage war.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/15781688288\" title=\"Thanksgiving 2014 by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thanksgiving 2014\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7553\/15781688288_1895131ac9_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carving the bird<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/15349459953\" title=\"Thanksgiving 2014 by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thanksgiving 2014\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7579\/15349459953_3f25c5e907_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and rooting for scraps.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/15781687618\" title=\"Thanksgiving 2014 by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thanksgiving 2014\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7461\/15781687618_a7dca04998_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jack graduated this year to rolls and jelly and a touch of turkey.\u00a0 A big improvement over last year&#8217;s pizza Thanksgiving dinner.\u00a0 Do you see those deviled eggs?\u00a0 I ate about a third of them over the week.\u00a0 Mmmm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/15783376047\" title=\"Thanksgiving 2014 by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thanksgiving 2014\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8568\/15783376047_914955b10e_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A trip to the &#8220;movie few-ter&#8221; with all the accoutrements to see Big Hero 6.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/15943325626\" title=\"Thanksgiving 2014 by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thanksgiving 2014\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7490\/15943325626_c83b3ce9a6_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then a demonstration of his ninja moves in the parking lot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/apps\/video\/stewart.swf\">https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/apps\/video\/stewart.swf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mustaches with Grandpa<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/15968414582\" title=\"Thanksgiving 2014 by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thanksgiving 2014\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7470\/15968414582_b5f8f102e1_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Again, the world&#8217;s most patient cat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/15968431182\" title=\"Thanksgiving 2014 by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thanksgiving 2014\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7553\/15968431182_a6bb8c16d9_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was surprised how much Jack watched and enjoyed the Pirates of Penzance.\u00a0 Here is he standing on a footstool, fighting along with his sword.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/15943324956\" title=\"Thanksgiving 2014 by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thanksgiving 2014\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7545\/15943324956_1e7a4d3531_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So tired.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/15967090101\" title=\"Thanksgiving 2014 by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thanksgiving 2014\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8611\/15967090101_b5fb9489c7_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Time to drive home, with the obligatory stop in Vail at Mickel Donnulls.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/15783357027\" title=\"Thanksgiving 2014 by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thanksgiving 2014\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7493\/15783357027_036aab7fbe_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a quick jaunt over the mountains and back for the holiday this year.\u00a0 Sadly, there were lots of sniffling noses and later some more serious viral illnesses.\u00a0 But we made the most of it anyway.\u00a0 Got stuck on Vail pass for about 10 minutes. 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