in pictures...

how i spent my thanksgiving vacation:

grandma.

mom's tablescape.

mom terrorizing justin.

all the yummy food mom cooked for us.

haha, we had to eat in shifts!!  this is shift one.

my cutie, boober (aka casee).

granny.

gma and her girl.  gma and her girl and boys and justin.

grandma, her three kids and two kid-in-laws, and five out of nine grandkids.

andrew with bailey.  me in pjs with chloe, riley and bailey.

mom and dad at aunt sandie's house for our 2nd thanksgiving dinner.

grandpa and three of five granddaughters.  same pic with gloria (gpa's wife).

aunt cyndi and uncle vinny.

andrew, rinna, me and maddie.

mom looking for the "perfect tree"!

mom and her adopted son, "andrew".

rinna and dad found the "perfect" tree!  andrew and mom check it out.

it was a little chilly (taken by corinne (and i'm playing with my new fujifilm instax mini 7s!))...

andrew posing with the tree (taken by corinne).

all these trees smelled so pretty.  mom taking a mini polaroid of andrew next to the smallest tree ever (both taken by corinne).

riley and chloe sharing a bone (taken by corinne).

chloe ended up with it (taken by corinne).

first ornament on the tree!  all mom's kids decorating the "victoria's secret" tree.  bailey's new earring, haha!

the "victoria's secret" tree, in all her glory.