Thanksgiving in Iowa

This Thanksgiving, we traveled to visit Dave's grandparents in New London, Iowa.  We drove (okay, I only drove 3 hours, so really I should say Dave drove) through the night on Wednesday and arrived early Thanksgiving morning.  Dave's parents, Tim & Susie, came from Colorado, along with Dave's brother, Michael; and Jon, Kristy, & Griffin came from Chicago.  All of the Rinns hadn't been together since Jon & Kristy's wedding in March of 2008! 

Grandpa Bailey had met Isaac last month in Lubbock at the World War II Glider Pilot reunion, but Grandma Shirley still hadn't met him.  We're so glad she was able to!  Now, Isaac has met all of his great-grandparents! 



There were 35 people at Grandpa & Grandma Bailey's for Thanksgiving dinner!  It was definitely one of the biggest Thanksgiving we've ever been a part of!  There was people and food everywhere, but it was so special to have so many family members together!

Rinn Family ~ November 25, 2010





We discovered Isaac loves pumpkin pie!

 

The most adorable part of the trip was seeing Isaac play with his cousin Griffin! The boys are 3 months apart, and Isaac thought Griffin was hilarious!  Ever since we've been home, Isaac has said "uh-oh" at least 5 times an hour, just like Griffin.  :)  Tim & Susie bought these tiger costumes for the boys for Halloween, and they couldn't have been any cuter in them!

Even though it took a lot of driving to get to Iowa, we're so glad we were able to go and spend time with family!  On the way home, we spent the night in Kansas City with Dave's Uncle Randy.  (We weren't about to drive through the night again!)  He treated us like royalty!  And, he directed us to a Caribou Coffee on our way out of town!  (Do you know how happy this made me?)  There's a pound of Caribou's Reindeer blend in my cupboard that I'm rationing so that it will last through Christmas!