A Humboldt Thanksgiving

This year I got a whole week off for Thanksgiving. So, we packed the kids up and headed north. During the week Erik and I got a much needed break from the hectic day to day schedule we normally have and the kids not only had their mommy and daddy all to themselves for a few days, but they also got to visit and play with family and friends. Each day was a good combination of relaxation and activities.

For Thanksgiving dinner we went down to Ferndale and gathered around Grandma and Grandpa Tipple's table... except for the kids. For once, I wasn't at the kid table! :o) Before dinner Cairo, Mei, and Cousins Carrie and Cynthia played and used up some of their always present energy.

Cairo on G & G Tipple's bridge-
Playing ball in the front yard-

The kid table, complete with special cups from the San Fransisco zoo (thanks Aunt Helen!). What a feast-

Dessert- Yum!


While we were in Ferndale, we headed up to the Ferndale cemetery where Grandma and Grandpa Dedini's ashes were put to rest. The cemetery is a beautiful and rustic cemetery on a hill that over looks Ferndale.


The pictures on the headstone are bees (a reminder of Grandpa Dedini) and hydrangeas (a favorite flower of Grandma Dedini)-



During out stay we also met up with some good friends and had a few play dates. Here is Auntie Katie with Cairo, our friends Steve and Trinity's daughter Deja, and Miss Lili B.