#258 - Thanksgiving 2012

We spent Thanksgiving in Jacksonville this year, and we had a wonderful time celebrating the holiday at Aunt Kay and Uncle Joe's house.  They have such a beautiful home on the St. John's river, and events there are always a blast.  We drove down to Jacksonville Thursday morning (timed it perfectly so that Benjamin would nap in the car).  We dropped off Cocoa, then headed to the Worth home.  It was a good sized group, but we sure did miss my dad being there.  He and Catherine were in Atlanta for the holiday.  Owen and Benjamin were good and had a lot of fun.  It certainly helps when Nana is around to help with Benjamin.  He just adores her.  Uncle Joe, Lou and Leighton took Owen fishing while the food was cooking.  And, I got to spend quality time with my sister and cousin Joe.

My little sister just looks awesome.  She's doing so well, and I couldn't be prouder of her!

Jenifer and Katie

Jenifer and cousin Heidi

My cousin, Joe, his wife, Maria and little Joey

Heidi and Kaylin

Jen and our 93-year old grandfather

Aunt Bunny in the kitchen cooking

Joe, Aunt Heidi, little Joey and Nana (Aunt Kay)

Papa, Uncle Tommy, Uncle Bobby and Uncle Joe

Lou, Maria, Joe and Aunt Bunny

Worth Family Thanksgiving, 2012

And getting a little crazy!

The day after Thanksgiving, instead of joining the madness of Black Friday, we took the boys to Metropolitan Park and the Jacksonville Museum of Science and History.  I had not been to MOSH in over 20 years.  However, I have wonderful memories of the planetarium there.  Let me just say, this museum is awesome.  It's been fully renovated, it's very modern and updated, and had a ton of great exhibits.  I knew Owen would enjoy it, but was a little worried that Benjamin would get bored.  Not at all!  Both of them had a blast.  Because we were one of the few families there that day (I suppose most folks braved the malls and shopping centers), they could run around and get up close to everything.  I highly recommend checking it out!

Aunt Kay and Uncle Joe joined us too, which made the trip all the more fun.  After a few hours at the museum, we went over the The Landing and joined them on their boat for a leisurely lunch.  We even got Benjamin to nap on the boat!  

In front of Friendship Fountain

One of the few pictures of the four of us from the weekend

Nana with the boys in a treehouse

It was nice to let him run around and get some energy out!

Benjamin saw Aunt Kay walk up and ran to give her a kiss

Nana and Benjamin playing blocks

On Saturday, we visited with Mimi (in her nursing home) and Paw Paw who is now at home.  They both are doing well, and it was nice to see them.  When we were at Paw Paw's house, it was time for his morning shave, and when Owen saw Mom using the eletric razor on his face, he climbed up on Paw Paw's lap to watch.  After a few minutes, he asked if he could do it, and there he was, my four year old son shaving the face of his 83 year old great-grandfather.  It was a truly special memory.  My mom has a picture of it, and I'll be sure to share it.

We missed the rest of our family that weekend, but we know we'll see you soon!