Happy Thanksgiving!

Yes, I know that you won't be celebrating Thanksgiving until Thursday, November 27th, but we celebrated this year on Sunday, November 16th. It's only a date on the calendar, right? The turkey tastes good no matter when you eat it.

My parents were in town, stopping over at our house for 2 days on their way from their home in Arizona to a vacation in Hawaii, so this was our only opportunity to have a family celebration. My Aunt Joan and Uncle Ed came in from Las Vegas with their grandchildren Tanner and Peyton, and Joan's son, Tony, came out from Burbank as well. You can always count on Tony to show up for a free meal.

We had a wonderful day visiting before we gorged ourselves on the feast. It was about 90 degrees on Sunday, typical weather for a Southern California Thanksgiving, but it didn't slow the kids down from bouncing away the day on our trampoline.

Later, Peyton and Tanner brought out their clarinets and worked with Brodie on the piano to prepare a concert for the grown-ups. Nik accompanied the orchestra with jingle bells and acted as the emcee for the concert.