Thanksgiving in Columbus

We spent the Thanksgiving holiday at Gramma & Papa's in Columbus. Everyone was able to make it back so I spent lots of time with my cousins Sophia, Amelia, Molly, TJ & Luke. Here are a few pictures from our weekend:

On our way there... 

Thanksgiving Day 

All of the cousins: Sophia, Luke, TJ, Kalia, Molly, Amelia & Beckett 

Molly & her dog, Fozzie

Luke & TJ with their dog, Oreo

The dogs were never lacking any attention...they were exhausted!

Thanksgiving meal...Kalia LOVED the mashed potatoes! 

It was nice enough to get some play time outside

 We went bowling Friday afternoon

After bowling we went back to the house to celebrate Amelia's 6th birthday! Gramma & Molly had made her a cake to resemble her guinnea pig, Honey Pie. 

I also got a chance to blow out candles for my birthday coming up. 

And I got to eat Honey Pie's face. Haha! 

The next day was beautiful, so we burned some energy at the park before we headed back home to Kansas City.

 



School Turkey Day!

We had a Thanksgiving celebration at school - a real turkey too! Here are a few pics from our special day:

Turkey is in the oven...

Off to the park to play for a while... 

Turkey hats for everyone!

The feast!!



Sadie

We had to say good-bye to Sadie this month. She had been on the decline this fall culminated with some swelling near her brain. She will go down as the Greatest Dog in History. Not just because of how much she meant to us, but because of the impact she had made on so many others outside of our family. In her 13 years she chased Frisbees, herded children, entertained 1st graders, and was the most loyal dog we could ask for.

Approx 6-10 weeks old

She spend lots of time in the classroom in her early years 

She got tons of attention from cousin Molly when in Columbus 

We brought Sadie to her mom's to run around - boy, did they ever! 

She spent lots of time at lakes - in and out of the water 

She LOVED the sprinklers...and hoses 

She had fun with cousin Luke...

"Is he ever going to let go of that ball?" 

She learned how to float, among many other skills

She spent lots of time playing with Beckett 

and on Papa's farm

We even made a dog snowman last year

This was taken a week after Sadie had passed. We checked in on Beckett before going to bed and found his 'Sadie' watching over him while he slept. Another day he mentioned that he sometimes feels Sadie tugging at his heart. 

She sure is missed.