Thanksgiving 2010

Lee and I headed to Ohio to spend Thanksgiving with my Sister Ali and her family. We had such a fun time and we are so glad we got the spend some time with them.

Lee and Kolby (sorry honey, I couldn't resist :)

Emma was having a blast helping in the kitchen

Lee with Jaxson & Emma

Being goofy trying to give bunny ears!

Lee watching his Lions play...sorry they lost honey :(

Ali & Ellie

The day after Thanksgiving we drove up to Detroit to spend some time with Lee's family. The first night we went in to the city and went to Greektown for dinner with Lee's sister Nan and her husband Mark.

Mmmmm! Flaming Cheese.

The Detroit Skyline

The next day, we met up with one of Lee's good friends Steve and his family for lunch.

 After lunch we picked Lee's Mom up and headed out to the cemetery. This was only our 2nd trip back since Lee's Dad passed away, so this was the first time seeing his grave with his headstone. It was hard for Lee to be there. He misses his Dad so much! We bought a grave blanket for the grave. They are so beautiful! I have never seen or heard of them until I met Lee.

I absolutely love this picture. The Story that it tells, and the emotion it shows...The tough guy in a leather coat mourning the loss of a loved one. It captures the true emotion of Lee grieving the loss of his Dad. I sat back quietly as he respectfully placed the grave blanket down. I watched him for a moment hold back tears, then he knelt down, put his head on the headstone and cried. At that point, I went over and cried with him. He misses his Dad so much, and I'm so thankful for the knowledge that we have of eternal families. What a great blessing!

Here we are with Lee's Mom

The next day we got to spend with Lee's brother Fred and his wife Becky. We went to "The Big House" which is the University of Michigan's Stadium. We also went to a play, but no photography was allowed there. We had such a great day with them!

Lee and Fred

Me and Becky. Do we look cold or what?

There are not any pictures with Lee and I together since I was taking most of the pictures. I'm glad we got this one.

Here is the whole family. Fred, Becky and the boys. Jacob, Aaron & Elliot

Me with Fred and Becky

The morning before we flew out, we woke up bright and early and drove back to Ohio, to spend the morning with my Sister Alison. We walked Jaxson and Emma to school then headed out to Kirtland. They had this huge nativity display and it was beautiful!

Afterwards, we met up with Kolby for lunch then headed to the airport. I'm so glad we had the opportunity to go visit everyone, and we are so thankful for the time we had with them. We had such a great time!