Thankful

Guess I better blog about Thanksgiving before Christmas gets here! We had a lovely Thanksgiving. We were so happy that our nephew Cameron chose to spend Thanksgiving with us. He's been stationed in Korea and recently was transfered back to the states. We hadn't seen him for several year and it was such a pleasure having him in our home. He's really a great young man and he was fantastic with Baylie and Jalen.

I did a big Thanksgiving spread, even though I couldn't eat most of it. It's a mix of the stuff I grew up with, some southern traditions and salt potatoes from my parents Upstate New York mission (we like them better than mashed).

Apparently the guys in Korea all talked about Zaxby's and Cameron had never been, so of course we had to go! He liked it. (Although I think he may have thought it was over-hyped.)

That night - Friday - we went to see the lights at Saluda Shoals - one of our favorite holiday traditions - although if they keep jacking up the price, it may become a memory. It was $5 a carload when we moved here and now it's $20. 

Making s'mores is always a favorite.

The tubing slide is fun (although as a Utah girl that actually went tubing as a kid, it seems pretty tame).

Saturday morning we went to see the new Frozen movie. It was awesome and we all loved it. I didn't even fall asleep! I love the comfy reclining seats and the fact that with the reserved seats, you don't have to get there early. We were joined by Jalen's friend Hamilton. Those two are TNT together.

Cameron had a friend drive down from North Carolina and we all went to the zoo. It was kind of crowded, but our zoo is awesome and crowds don't hurt the experience. We love taking people to our zoo.

I love these pretty flowers that look like Japanese lanterns.

The whole gang.

The sea lions put on quite a show, although there seemed to be a bit of a domestic squabble.

I liked that he wasn't ashamed to jump on the scales.

The meerkats are always fun to watch. Such cute little families.

The gorillas are always a favorite for me, especially when there are babies. 

I also like the goldin tamarin monkeys. They are so cute. They seem like they would be cute pets, but I'm sure they would be stinky and destructive.

Checking out the tree house.

And the aquarium. 

It was a fun day.

We really enjoyed hosting Cameron and hope to see him again soon.