Palmer Thanksgiving 2008

Over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house we went.... We were hoping for snow since it was dumping rain in Temecula on Thanksgiving morn, but no such luck. We did hit snow on Highway 38 on the way up, near Onyx Summit but there was just rain in the Big Bear Valley. Mom and Dad put on a great spread- turkey, the best stuffing in the world, gravy, potatoes, green bean casserole, pumpkin pie. Matthew got to try turkey for the first time and he loved it. Grandma even made him mashed carrots and green beans too! It was just us and my parents for dinner as Mike and Amber had Jeremiah (Amber's son) and her ex and his family, as well as Troy, over for dinner. From what we could tell, Amber put on an impressive spread too! We stopped by for about an hour to visit so the kids could see each other and then we all got together on Friday for brunch at Mom's. Matty had a great time playing with the dogs and discovering Grandma and Grandpa's stairs. We are definitely going to have to get a gate before we go up there again. He was able to climb 4 steps by himself! It was a great and relaxing weekend- watching movies, football, taking walks, eating.... Oh yeah, Troy did manage to tear his shin open jumping over a 3 foot fence. Although stupid, this is still not as bad as the time he nearly needed abdominal surgery after falling off his snowboard checking out some girls at Bear Mountain. My mom had to apply first aid, I stood there making fun of him and taking his picture. Good times. There's nothing like family!