Hotel Kirkpatrick

They are finally here!!!  Gramma and Poppy kissed Green Bay and its arctic winter goodbye last week and made the (hopefully permanent) move to Knoxville.  They had to stay with us until their furniture arrived and (more importantly to my Dad) their cable connected.  So for a week our house had three adults, a toddler, three dogs and a cat.  We loved every furry second of it!

 It has been lots of fun and all kinds of silly around the house over the past week or so.

 We've had to rake leaves TWICE!  Even though he has his very own rake, I would say he was more of an unraker this year.  Every pile I made, he unmade almost as fast.  But he had tons of fun and he looked cute doing it, so I guess I'll keep him on the payroll. :)

 I discovered that getting him to ride in the wheelbarrow was the best way to harness his "assistance".

 Of course he had to help Poppy do so man-chores to ready their apartment.  Who knew you could switch the door hinges on refrigerator and freezers so that they'll open in the opposite direction?

 John Thomas is getting sillier by the day!  The other night after dinner, he disappeared into his room to come out singing "Dat Da Dah DAAAHH" with the emptied waste basket on his head.

 Shortly there after, he decided to wear his foam letters like a belt.  Actually he twirled around and called himself a ballerina, but I didn't want to encourage my little twinkle toes too much.

 It wasn't long before he had convinced Gramma to join in on his silliness.

 Before I knew it, it was a parade of wacky dogs, Gramma, and John Thomas all around the house.  It was awesome having them at the house!  We ate well, had all kinds of fun, and spent lots of quality time together.

Among the many blessings we have to be grateful for this Thanksgiving, having my parents back in the same area code is definitely at the top of our list.  We hope that you all have a yummy and wonderful Turkey Day and we are thankful for all our loved ones near and far this year and always!