Family, Football and Fresno

Today is unfortunately the last day of a much-needed five day weekend. It has been a busy weekend with us hosting Thanksgiving again, but a lot of fun.
Wednesday and Thursday morning we cleaned the house and got ready for company. This Thanksgiving was special because my aunt, uncle, and cousins from Colorado (hi Aunt Cindy!) came out to spend the day with us. We had a very nice dinner, with good conversation and lots of food. And, of course, the required group photo:
On Friday we did a little bit of shopping, although we didn't brave the malls. Getting up at 4am to shop isn't my idea of fun. Then Friday evening we left to drive down to Fresno and stayed the night at Katie's apartment. The reason why my Colorado relatives came out this year is because my youngest cousin, Corey, is a long-snapper on the Kansas State Football team.
On Saturday we got to see his team play against the Fresno State Bulldogs. I had never been in such a big college football stadium before. We had fun watching the cheerleaders perform their formations.
The whole experience was a lot of fun. Even Grandma had a great time! We didn't get to see Corey for long after the game, but we did manage to get a few group photos of the cousins.
We're looking forward to our next visit with the Adams family, which will be next August in Colorado when Meghan and AJ are married. It'll be here before we know it!
(In case the family is interested in getting copies of the pictures I took this weekend, they are available for printing or download at: www.dropshots.com/melanne)