Wow! What a great Thanksgiving we had down at Shenandoah Crossing. We brought down 4 canoes which really highlighted our adventures in the log cabin resort. One evening we launched all four with each family taking a seperate canoe; Mom and Dad with Matthew; Susan and Llew with Cline; Dana and Jason; and Renee and myself with Addie (she slept the whole way) and Daisy (my banjo, she's a part of the family too). Of course, in true Hall style, we needed a mishap that would make for a great story later. Mom and Matthew provided us with that as they tipped into the water while my Dad was pushing them off land. My Mom laughed like crazy, Matthew thought he would drown and all of our food went floating away! We landed our canoes on the far side of the lake and built a fire for roasting hotdogs and marshmallows. Susan almost mastered the art of eating a flaming marshmallow! We had a fantastic evening and paddled back over a moonlit lake.
Other events during the weekend included horseback riding, Put Put Golf, Monopoly, the movie Cars and Addie's first dip in a pool.
We really enjoyed spending time with our family and can't wait 'til Christmas!
Addie's first birthday was really fun. Travis designed this Lion logo, I made the cake, and Grandma and Granddad Hall and Aunt Dana and Uncle Jason came to help us celebrate.
Addie loves going to bluegrass jams, play on the banjo, and mimic her mom on the piano!
Our little Addie is growing like crazy (although still a whopping 11 lbs, but 26" long!), and she's is almost 6 months old. She is developing a dynamic personality full of facial expressions and now laughter. She is rolling just fine, but has not quite figured out the crawl. She and her Dad are working on that, while her beautiful mother is the one that keeps Addie a "happy baby".
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