Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving my parents came out for a visit. Mom arrived Tuesday night and we spent Wednesday shopping--for groceries and tableware. Dad arrived that night and we got some of the food prep started. Thursday was, of course, a day full of baking and cooking. We tried a few new recipes--cranberry jello, sweet potato casserole. Plus there were all the old standbys--stuffing, potatoes, turkey, green bean casserole, rolls, gravy, peas, etc. We used a turkey roaster this year so the oven would be free for the other stuff and it worked really well. We also had pie--cherry for Caleb and apple for me. We tried to teach Mom how to play Lego Indiana Jones on Xbox. Quite entertaining. Of course we watched football and the parade. It was a fun day.

Friday the guys were busy and got the Christmas lights up outside. For the first time ever we put them up along the roof and in a couple trees. They did a great job. All nice and straight. While they were freezing outside, the girls were inside putting up some Christmas decorations. It is amazing how much stuff I have but I am not sure what to do with. We rearranged a little to make space for the Christmas tree that we will be getting in the next couple weeks. We ended the day going to see Harry Potter. It was pretty close to the book and so Caleb thought it was a little slow moving.

Saturday before they left we went to see the gingerbread houses at the Eastman house and check out a little art fair on Prince street. It was a busy but fun weekend.

Halloween Fun

Last weekend we had a quick trip out to Kansas City. We ended up only being there for about 28 hours because of some flight delay troubles. (I blame this on Caleb. Before we got married I never had any problems with flights. Since then cancellations, delays, missed connecting flights, etc.) We went out there for a combination Marcell family Halloween party and a farewell party because Caleb's Parents are moving to Portland. When we got there we went right to work preparing for the party. The boys decorated outside and practiced for the spooky story. The girls prepared all sorts of snacks for that night.

Then it was time for the fun. Family photos. Eating. Monsters. Mummies. Bobbing for apples. A bonfire. Root beer floats. Cookies. Cupcakes. Remembering. Pinata busting.  And last but not least dancing. That's right Wii Just Dance was a big hit. Just about everyone took a turn and some people really got into it. It was pretty funny. We had a great time and wish it could have been longer.

Sushi

Caleb went with a couple of guys from church to try out the new sushi at the Pittsford Wegmans. He was daring and got a platter with one piece of every kind. And he tried them all. Some he liked and others were too much for him (the ones with the little balls that "pop" when you bite into them). I think he is crazy and can't bear the thought of cooked fish, much less raw.