Thankful

Caden had the week off for Thanksgiving Break, so he got to come to lab meeting on Tuesday. We had a discussion and editing party for curricula vitae, so Dada and Caden put together a 2-page bio sketch for Caden to share.

On Wednesday, Caden, Mama, and Dada went to Disneyland! The park was all decked out for the holidays, and some rides were entirely redone. For example, Jack Skellington had completely redecorated the Haunted Mansion. Caden is a few years older and a few inches taller than last time we visited the Magic Kingdom, so he got to go on more rides (like Indiana Jones) and now appreciates some that he was previously skeptical of (like Star Tours). He is also slowly gaining an appreciation for fast rides, including the Matterhorn Bobsleds:

Thursday was, of course, Thanksgiving. We had a low-key, but delicious feast. We kept it relatively simple - though Dada continued the tradition of roasting a couple of Cornish game hens for the non-vegetarians - as Mama, Dada, and Caden went to the Thanksgiving buffet at the University Club for lunch on Tuesday. It was fun to watch Finn appreciate traditional favorites. He liked the mashed potatoes and stuffing well enough, but abandoned everything in favor of roast game hen ("More! More!"). He ate a good bit of one of the birds. The big surprise was his *love* of the horseradish cranberry sauce. That trumped poultry as his favorite dish of the day. 

We have so much to be thankful for this year!