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!

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.

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.