Author: Devona

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While Rob was practicing guitar yesterday Olivia walked in with her head and one arm through a 12 inch diameter embroidery hoop. She was clearly stuck and we have no idea how she even managed to get in it in the first place.

Rob put down his guitar and she said, “I don’t need your help!” with a hint of embarrassment in her tone. She was looking for a private place to struggle free so she went to the corner, moved all the furniture around herself so she was hidden, clanged and banged and suffered, but did not come out until she had somehow removed the hoop.

She then said to Rob, “I made it! I almost died,” and walked away unscathed.

We spent the holiday in Virginia, celebrating the life of Rob’s Grandmother. She passed earlier this year and was laid to rest beside Rob’s Grand-Dad at Arlington Cemetery. I unfortunately forgot my camera, otherwise I’d share some pictures of that beautiful and solemn place.

The following day I played Kitchen Guru with Rob’s Aunt Jen and his Uncle George. We split our Thanksgiving Prep with Boston Market and home cooked food. Someone needs to email me some pictures of the family around the table and the “Lutheran Tea” picture.

Following dinner Olivia fell asleep with her hand in a bag of chips and Elise snuggled with the men and watched football.

Later in the evening we were thankful for Dan’s pyrotechnic endeavors. I must say the Braziers are a supportive family. Dan made this bazooka all by himself. I’m impressed.

Friday was spent toiling up a HUGE mountain. Old Rag was our calorie burn for the weekend. The glory of God’s creation was certainly worth being thankful for.

Here’s some video from the top.

It was quite a trip. We got a LOT of requests for more pictures of the family while we were there, so click the link to our Flickr if you’d like to see some adorableness.