Thanksgiving 2012

This was the year for a Kohler Thanksgiving.  Once again, everyone met up in beautiful Deep Creek Lake, Maryland to enjoy the holiday in the mountains.

Anna was beyond excited for the trip and had a great time with her cousin Aidyn.  Grandma arrived with Thanksgiving dinner in tow.......and roughly enough food for 50 additional people.  She truly is meals on wheels.  She also had daily presents for the grand kids.   Uncle Rod was in charge of bringing condiments and promptly arrived with a bottle of ketchup with approximately 1 tablespoon remaining in the bottle and a case of Mountain Dew.  Fortunately he also brought Courtney, who served as chef for a large part of the weekend.

The weather was beautiful on Thanksgiving Day with temperatures in the low 60s.  Everyone enjoyed the outdoors, including an evening hot dog and marshmallow roast.  The rest of the weekend was snowy and cold. A hiking trip was attempted on Saturday only to discover that Hurricane Sandy had left the forests for damaged that the state parks were closed.

Among the many things we were thankful for during the holiday weekend:

  • Batteries - Grandpa had a good stock to keep the remote control cars running (Anna is now a racing expert).
  • Wal-Mart - So Uncle Rod could buy more ketchup....along with several other things that we forgot.
  • An extra refrigerator - to put all of Grandma's food in.
  • Cable TV - We could watch Ohio State beat Michigan on Saturday
  • Extra blankets - so Grandpa could build a tent for Anna and Aidyn in the living room
  • Thanks giving leftovers - the sandwiches are the best

It was a great holiday weekend.  A big thanks to Grandma and Grandpa for the delicious Thanksgiving dinner and for entertaining the grand kids.

Stay tuned for photos....

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