Happy Thanksgiving!

Hello everyone,

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Given our recent extended travels, we stayed at home for this holiday and had an amazing dinner for two here at the house (the kids had PB&J). Amy's cooking is top-notch! Friends of ours came over for dessert later in the day and that was great as well, albeit it didn't end well. Thier daughter, Chloe, took a tumble down our brick steps on their way out and she got a good scrape on her upper cheek and a nasty bump on her forehead. We drove to the closest hospital in cased she was concussed. They called a short time ago to let us know she is fine, but a possibility that she may have slightly fractured her cheek. Just glas she's okay...

Only a few weeks till Christmas!

Last Part of Our Vacation

Abbey, Kerrigan, Jessica & Jude at the park in Elyria, OH the day before we headed back to Raleigh.

Kids in Elyria

Brian & Sam's girls with Jude & Kerrigan.

Thomas' and Smith's

Abbey, Jessica, Jude & Kerrigan.

Thomas' & Smith's

Jessica, Kerrigan, Jude and Abbey in Elyria.

In Elyria, OH

The last leg of our vacation was a stop near Cleveland to visit dear friends. This is taken at a park close to Brian and Sam's house where we played for what seemed like hours. Visiting the Thomas' was the perfect ending to a great vacation. Amy suprised me with a date and the four of us went to my favorite live blues restaurant, Fat Fish Blue, and had a blast.

Camp Randall Facade

This is the facade at one of the end zones in Camp Randall.

Camp Randall in Madison

Like I said earlier, I was able to go to a Badger game when they played Penn State. This is taken from our seats during the pre-game band performance... what a great time! We stayed for the fifth-quarter performance as well and I got the entire 'Space Badger' bit on video. Classic.

Red Arrow Park

Trails of Red Arow Park.

Red Arrow Park

In the trails at Red Arrow Park.

Red Arrow Park

The kids at Red Arrow Park in Oshkosh.

Kerrigan and Elijah

Jude and Elijah

Jude and our nephew, Elijah, during our vacation to Wisconsin.

Kerrigan and Sophia

Kerrigan with our niece, Sophia, during our vacation to Wisconsin.

From our seats at Lambeau

From our seats in Section 135 as the players are being introduced.

Amy and I at Lambeau Field

Amy and I at Lambeau Field vs the Cardinals

Fun in Wisconsin

It's been some time since my last blog because it seems that internet access is hard to come by in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. I am currently at a Sears 'Grand' store using a computer in their complimentary internet lounge. Amy and I have been making trips to the library for internet use, but that has been thin as well.

I have tons of pictures I hope to upload soon. I probably won't be able to get them up till I get back home but I'm sure the two or three of you reading this won't mind the wait.

A few highlights of our trip so far...

* We received a frantic call from our next door neighbor in Raleigh while at my mom's house. We had given her a key to our house just in case, and she had thought to turn on some lights in the house... what we forgot to tell her was that we have an alarm system on the house, so when she called all I could hear was the alarm. Amy and I were cracking up, I felt bad. I told her the pass code and I could hear her fumbling with the buttons while the alarm is blaring. I'm not doing the story justice, but it was pretty funny. I don't think she turned on the lights.

* Amy and I went to the Packers game this last Sunday when they played the Cardinals. What a blast. Green Bay won, Brett Favre did his first ever Lambeau Leap, we had brats with sour kraut and beer, and just had an all around excellent time.

* Not only was I able to go to a Packer game, tomorrow I'm going to a Wisconsin Badgers game in Madison, where they'll be playing Penn State! Sweeeet.

Lots of other great stuff as well. Getting to see my family, mom is having a great time with the kids... just a really great time.

Pictures to come soon.