Family Thanksgiving in PA

Thanks for your comments on this week's earlier post about shopping (or not) on Black Friday or Cyber Monday. It seems that many skipped looking for bargains on either day. We did the same.

Our Thanksgiving holiday was spent out-of-state in  PA, where we connected with family members who live there — youngest granddaughter and her parents. We met them for dinner before the holiday.

My brother (Tony) and his wife (Anita) and my niece (Jamie) and husband (Mike) all traveled from NJ to meet us there. The NJ group and ourselves stayed at the same hotel which is close to the PA family.

There was also time for some grandparent photos with this cutie.

There are two restaurants within the hotel and we dined together in one of them for Thanksgiving dinner at the last seating which meant no rushing. It was a great time together as no one spent time in the kitchen doing food prep or clean-up, but this also meant there were no leftovers. 

This large balloon turkey was on display in the hotel lobby, granddaughter wasn't willing to pose with it despite her parent's best efforts.

But, we found it was a perfect photo opportunity for us. We're never pass up the chance to take a selfie.

It's interesting that whenever we're taking one of these, people will offer to help. We decline these offers. Whenever we let someone take a photo, there's more background included than faces. 

Before the NJ family members and ourselves headed back to our respective homes over the weekend, we posed for a group photo.

Since a selfie wouldn't have worked for this group shot, it was taken by a member of the hotel staff. Yes, we all shared a wonderful family holiday together. And, the PA trip also offered another chance to connect and enjoy breakfast with long-time blogger friend, Doris, Fun Times with family and friends.