Friday, December 25, 2015

Grace's 21st Birthday Bonanza


We celebrated Grace's birthday with a big white and yellow sheet cake!


Lucy cut the cake. Do not be afraid.











A good time was had by all.
Happy Birthday, Grace!

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Giving Thanks


The table was set for Thanksgiving Dinner


We used these wonderful plates, a time honored tradition.


We also tried something new: a deep fryer for the bird


College folks took a break from their studies.




We gave thanks because we are a thankful group.
We ate a lot because we are a hungry group.









Then we hit the road for a while, long enough to enjoy a beautiful sunset.


Sunday, December 20, 2015

Exploring Raleigh


Noah and I took a hike through Umstead State Park, Raleigh, NC.


The leaves were beautiful and we soon forgot about soccer.












Not all of the sites were quite so "natural" though.











Noah's composition skills are pretty good!


No travel soccer trip would be complete without a visit to Chick-fil-A!
In this case we trekked into the mall (Triangle Town Center).



Feeling Christmassy.




I couldn't convince Noah to let me get his photo with Santa, though.