Thanksgiving trip 2014 part 2

This Thanksgiving was smaller. We stayed nearby my ninety year old grandmother while my mom is in San Francisco with her newest grandaughter. The days filled with visits to Grandma's retirement village. We ventured out Saturday to work off all the dining hall meals on a local hike. Leesylvania park is right on the Potomac river. We picked a trail by the sand. 

The kids pockets quickly filled with shells.

The driftwood was bleached white and the shells were black.

Dorathea kept exclaiming, "how beautiful!" The sun shining on the water and the sand and gulls made for a hike more spectacular than usual.

Today we packed up then went to brunch with Grandma and then hung out with my youngest sister and her little family.

When my niece Violet got to Grandma's the giggles broke out. So did the silly hats.

Grandma got a silly hat too, and a computer tutorial from Elizabeth.

The one below got photo bombed by Jonathan.

Now we are on our way home again.

Happy Thanksgiving!