gentino thanksgiving. – gentino family

Hi friends! How was your Thanksgiving?

Ours was lovely and relaxing. Unfortunately, Amie’s illness spread one by one to the other kids (and now to David and me), but with our court hearing over on Tuesday, nothing could dampen our spirits!

David’s brother, Joe, wife, Lindsay, and son, Lucas, drove down from Pittsburgh to spend Thanksgiving with us, and stayed with Steve and Linda. It was wonderful to live just around the corner, and make as many trips between houses as we needed for supplies.

Joe and Lindsay were super gracious about being exposed to germs all week, and the kids all had a great time playing together. I mean, how can you possibly go wrong with a dirt pile, chickens, and a 24-7 bonfire?

Linda made a fabulous Thanksgiving dinner, and my contributions were four chocolate pecan pies; two dairy-free and two dairy-full. This holiday season I want to work on perfecting a flaky pie crust (which means more pies are forthcoming!).

We made a trip to the zoo Friday morning, followed by a BBQ lunch at Southern Belly. You’re always guaranteed to eat well at a Gentino gathering.

Football was watched, games of Settlers of Cataan were played, wood was chopped, and many fireside chats were had. David and I both remarked how relaxing the weekend felt–even though we didn’t leave home, having out-of-town family visit caused us to take a break from normal life and just focus on being together.