Thanksgiving at Grandma's

Although there was a lot of cooking going on

(not everything could be done ahead of time), I still found some time to give a "choo choo" ride. It started out as just moving a child on a chair to a new spot, then we discovered how easily the chair would slide across the tile floor. It didn't take long for everyone to pile on! And Alastair helped me push.And the grandkids loved helping vacuum, but with some different ideas of which area of carpet should be vacuumed next.

Then there was playing with Emma & Marta as they took their bath.
We wondered how Emma and Marta would react to Lily, the dog. The rest of the grandkids already like her, and she likes them--at least she likes the food that inevitably gets dropped near their chairs. We didn't need to worry. Marta was happy to see the "puppy dog!" and liked to pet her. Emma liked throwing a toy for her to retrieve. And whenever I sat down, Lily was right there. Sometimes she got to share my lap. She seemed to handle all the chaos just fine.I'll tell you, Grandma loved the whole week!