Thanksgiving in Las Vegas

We enjoyed a long weekend with Matt, Ellen and the boys. It was a lot cooler there than our last visit in the summer. All are happy and well.

Gingerbread Houses

 We built a gingerbread house with each of the boys. The frosting was the glue to hold it together.

 Grandma is the only one that read the instructions.  Come on grandma, let's get going!

 Todd colored in his front door.

Thanksgiving Day 

 Matt did a great job in the kitchen. I helped with the mashed potatoes.

 This bird was hand rubbed with secret sauce and smoked in their smoker. It was moist, tender and deeeelicious!

Mix up your own Italian soda. James went heavy on the whipped cream. Yumm!

 It all came together to make a magnificent Thanksgiving feast!

 A big Thank You to Ellen and Matt.

Red Rock Canyon Hike and Picnic

 It was cool in the valley, in the mid-fifties. But in the canyon in was in the mid-thirties. That's good hiking weather.

Grandma/Sister Lindsay 

 Climbing the red rocks

 Everyone got into the rock climbing and had a great time.

 I think this was the only time the boys were together in one place during the whole hike. It was pretty exciting to be able to free range on the side of this big red rock mountain.

 Ellen and Matt

 A few of the boys in the midst of their exploration of the mountain.

 The family

 We hiked a little ways up Ice Box Canyon to a picnic site.

We had lunch and a few snowflakes made it a picnic to remember.

Thanks to Matt, Ellen and the boys for making this a fun and memorable Thanksgiving. See you soon.