Thanksgiving

So our Thanksgiving Trip wound up being a marathon trip this year!  We drove down to New Jersey on Wednesday afternoon after Joy School, and I feared the worst as far as traffic.  We went an entirely different way than we usually do (because we always have traffic) and ended off so much better off!  We went over the George Washington Bridge (still Alan's favorite. Still asked if the little parkway overpasses were the GWB) with absolutely no traffic.  Only snag was traffic from an accident on the Turnpike.  Go figure.  Oh well.
We were so lucky to spend Thanksgiving with my family who is still at home as well as with Michael, Sarah, and Micah!  It was so much fun to all be together.  On Thanksgiving Day, the boys played a little football in the backyard.  We had an absolutely delicious dinner.  Complete with lima beans, applesauce  and turtles.  Apparently these are unique Foulk traditions.  Well I know the turtles are.  We all love Grandma's turtles.  We also had some wonderful rounds of the name game to complete the day.

On the Friday after Thanksgiving we skipped the shopping.  By the time I got to looking at the ads on Thursday night, half of the stores had already been open, so I figured I'd missed the good deals anyway.  Instead we took a little trip to Philadelphia.  Michael and Sarah had wanted to go and my entire family crashed their party and tagged along.  We had a great time exploring the historic district.

I love this pic. (please ignore the fact that Scott is wearing a Red Sox shirt as he hugs the Phanatic.) 

Ben Franklin's Grave

Poor Richard isn't so poor anymore. :)  They charge you to go in the cemetery, or you can toss pennies from the street.

We had to get cheese steaks.  Delicious as always.

Classic map shot

Classic boy shot

Classic Philadelphia shot

Independence Hall

At the Liberty Bell

At the top of the art museum steps with the Rocky statue

Climbing the steps!  (or maybe going down. :)

Scott, Nathan, and Dad were also able volunteer with Mormon Helping Hands on Sunday.  They went down to Tuckerton and helped with Hurricane Sandy Relief.  They hauled debris to the road and some folks helped tear down a half standing home.  I think it was an amazing experience.  We are truly so blessed and pray for all of those who are still suffering.

And here are a few random cute ones...

Just sitting in the fridge reading my scriptures.  No big deal.

Cheeeeeeeese!