Thanksgiving in the mountains

This year, for Thanksgiving, we met my mom and dad in West Virginia, at a cabin in Blackwater Falls state park. We hiked, made applesauce, swam, played games, and had lots of great conversation! A game grandma brought: You're supposed to sneak up on someone and attach a feather (glued on a clothespin) onto them, and whoever has the most feathers loses. Caden and Alyssa are still learning how to do this surreptitiously.

Applesaucing! (Note the attached feathers...not surreptitiously placed).

Since we forgot part of the applesauce-making equipment, we had to be a little creative. Cut out the core, boiled them, and stuck them in the Vita-mix. Very smooth. So we all chewed on a few cores, so as not to waste too much.

Thank you, Aunt Carol for this very special apron!