Our family tradition for the long Thanksgiving weekend has been to spend Thursday with my family and then we jump in the car on Friday morning and head south to Stayton to be with the Herb clan for the remainder of the weekend. Once again, we made great time with no traffic slowdowns or weather delays. That's the good news....the not so good news is that little Sami was not feeling 100% and just after midnight the first night, woke up with a high fever of 105. As a new mom, and this being the first major fever, you can imagine I was a bit shaken, but after making all the phonecalls to on-call nurses and a doctor, was able to calm down a little and get through the night without having a nervous breakdown - and of course I have to mention that Andrew was amazing and spent much of the night rocking Sami, trying to keep her as comfortable as possible. By mid-morning the fever broke and we were able to relax and enjoy the rest of the weekend. Phew!
Papa Joe had the brilliant idea of teaching Sami how to rub the top of her head...and at mealtime when her hands were smeared with sweet potatoes, bananas, or yogurt...he would remind her of this nifty skill. :)
A happy birthday card from Auntie Mary.
Hangin with cousin Joe
Gettin' squirmy with cousin Christopher
I think the boys were trying to intimidate me to keep me from taking their picture. Didn't work though...I'm just too dedicated to my blog! :)
Sami's bib says, "What Happens at Grandma's Stays at Grandma's".
Joe admiring a special ring, a gift from Grammy & Papa.
The story that goes along with the ring in this picture (I hope I get it right) is that it belonged to Papa Joe. It was Papa's senior ring from 1960. 50 years later, it was showing a little wear and tear, but after some time with a professional jewler, it looked as good as new. Thankfully. the inscription of Papa's initials and the date are still legible. And if that wasn't special enough, young Joe's initials and graduation date were added, not to mention the diamond from one of Mama's watches that was set into the newly polished onyx stone. Now Joe doesn't normally display a lot of emotion (at least not that I have seen), but on this occasion, everyone could tell that he was truly blessed and appreciative of this very special gift. 
Thanksgiving just isn't Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie!
Sooooo Yummy!
The fascination with adult shoes has begun!
Just can't leave the Herb Farm without a Christmas tree! And we found the perfect one. This is to be Sami's tree and the plan is for her to help me decorate it with indestructable ornaments only!
This is the tree that Dan, Kelly, and the kids picked out and marked for themselves. To play a fun joke on them, Andrew added all the extra ribbins with phrases like "do not touch", "hand's off", "this tree is mine now", etc. I'm sure future customers had some questions when they saw this :).
He was so very proud of himself :)
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