Thanksgiving 2009

For Thanksgiving we traveled to Blue Earth, Minnesota to spend time with John's extended family.  It was a long trip in the car, but as usual, our kids were superstar travelers!  We really enjoyed our time with family that we don't get to see too often.  John's grandparents, Wayne and Marianna live in Blue Earth; Jeff and Mary (from Rochester) and their children; and even Tom and Julie (from North Carolina!) and their children were all there.  The most fun for me was watching Logan play with the cousins - he loved it!

Joe and Kate (from NC) were so attentive and playful with both Logan and Bennett.  Logan just LOVED having these big kids around to play with!

Bennett with John's cousin, Christine

Bennett with John's cousin, Joe.

Bennett with his favorite person of the weekend: Baggie!

Deb had the super special touch for our teething boy.  She was always able to calm him and get him to sleep.  It was special time for her and Bennett.

Logan loved having so many people to entertain him!  Building blocks with Bopbop!

Logan and John sat next to Grandma and Grandpa Eiselt for Thanksgiving dinner.  We had 19 people for the meal (including Bennett)!  It was a BIG table!

Bennett competing with the floral centerpiece.

My other favorite of the weekend was the boys having so much time with John.  This fall has been a serious gauntlet of events and it was wonderful for him to have a few days off to spend with the kids.

Logan got to have a bath at Grandma and Grandpa's house before heading back to the hotel on Thanksgiving evening.

This was the best attempt at getting a photo of the four generations of Eiselt men...

Thanks to all of the Eiselts' for hospitality and fun and for loving our kiddos so much!  We had a wonderful time!