Although I don't have any actual Thanksgiving Day photos to post, here are a few that were taken over the long weekend.

We were out at Grammie's lakehouse in Horseshoe Bay from Wednesday to Saturday and although we never could go out on the boat since it got cold and rainy within about five minutes of our arrival, Emmylou (fortunately) had plenty of time to torment Lola with jewelry:





Turkey Day was yummy and laid back with lots of poker, Scrabble and domino playing. And Friday was full of football, a little shopping in Marble Falls and an unexpected Christmas light boat parade we caught out of the kitchen window and ran out to the dock to see:



Aunt Em held a bundled-up Emmylou so she could see the boats...



Since Emmylou wanted more, we drove in to Marble Falls a little later to see their "Walkway of Lights." It was freezing but fun.

On Saturday we went to San Antonio for the Am Rhein Thanksgiving celebration which was fun and lively (as always) and then headed to see PawPaw, Nana and Steve for lunch on Sunday. Although we were exhausted by the time we got back to Austin, we managed to have enough energy (or was it Christmas spirit?!) to go buy our Christmas tree. Now, I don't want to brag, but my nickname for the tree is "The Most Beautiful Tree in the Whole Wide World." And although it is truly beautiful (it was love at first sight for me and Emily agrees since I made her come over specifically to look at it), I'll admit it also might have something to do with the fact that because we've been away and/or in limbo during the past 5 Decembers, we haven't bought a tree in that many years. Regardless, Gary, Emmylou and I love it and you can be sure there will be many pictures of it to come once it gets decorated. In the meantime, here's a sneak peak of us picking it out and taking it home...





And Emmylou in front of it trying on her new mittens and hat...