Fun with Grandma & Grandpa

Remember November?  Here in MA it was nice and warm and leafy.

It was a fun time to have my parents here.  Grandpa Dave got in some good leaf-jumping with the boys.

Nothing like a good old-fashioned leaf fight!

So that's where those blue eyes come from!  

My parents like to have a traditional "Turkey Bowl" on the day after Thanksgiving.  We thought we'd give candlepin bowling a try (it's a New England thing).  Those skinny pins are a lot harder to hit than the traditional ones.

The balls are all the same size (about 2 lbs.) and look like giant whoppers, all lined up in a row...

See?  So cute!!!

The balls were light enough that the boys were able to chuck them down the lane pretty easily.  Still, it was often painful waiting for Ellis' ball to make it all the way to the pins.

(Ben wants me to tell you that he won the game with a score of 78!)

We took a trip up to Sharon, VT (the Joseph Smith Birthplace) to see the Christmas lights at the visitor's center.  They had a live Nativity with real animals.

It was fun to see snow on the ground . . . and then we drove back to sunny Boston for the rest of their stay. We wish they were still here to celebrate more of Christmas with us!