Thanksgiving

Ed woke up feeling much better than yesterday, though not 100%. We talked to my family at Gran Gran's. Mom had already gone out to Beanie's to read the blog since Gran doesn't have internet access. I even got to talk to my cousin, Jennifer, who I haven't seen or talked to in years. That was a nice surprise. I missed being there with everyone, but I wouldn't pass this up for anything.

Late in the morning we went to the G.C. Zoo with Emma's family. Big brother, Jay, and I decided that we have much in common. Ed and I were impressed with the zoo and decided it far exceeded our expectations. We headed back to the hotel to go for a swim. It was warmer today than it has been the rest of the week and we enjoyed the sunshine. Gabi, once again, got a kick out of her swim and actually got in the big pool this time. She was lounging in her float like a lady of leisure.

We later met the H.'s in the lobby to take Christmas pictures which turned out better than we thought they might. We laughed at the difficulty of getting three kids to look at the camera at the same time. The boys were real troopers and Emma did great. When our turn came, Gabi did pretty well despite having a fairly cranky couple of hours. She redeemed herself in a big way after dinner when she played for about 2 hours in the H.'s suite while Amy and I chatted, Emma slept and the men went down for a PGN celebratory cigar. She entertained herself forever and then fell asleep sitting up in a walker. So funny.

Ella turned out to truly be sick, rather than just teething. We barely got to see her today because she had a 102 fever. The doctor came and declared she has a throat infection. We hope she'll be on the mend tomorrow after getting some rest and letting the antibiotics, fluids and fever reducer do their work.

Here are a few pics from the day. Hope you and yours had a wonderful day!