We Are Thankful for...Thanksgiving!

This year we went to Tennessee for the Dahl's Southern Thanksgiving! I brag about the amazing feast we have every year, and finally convinced our good friends the Marshes to come with us. They were not disappointed!

Little girls are drawn to Greg, especially his nieces. This is why I have no worries about what kind of father Greg will be...only that I will have to be the sole disciplinarian!

Greg's dad, Tom, took us and the Marshes on a tour of Oak Ridge. Greg had no idea there was a "Dahl Brick" at his high school stadium, although it seems the rest of the family knew about it.

We also got a tour of his newly renovated high school. Greg is pretty sure this is the same tuba he used in high school 15 years ago.

Proud member of the WILD BAND! Who knew his dabble in the fine arts would win him the girl of his dreams!

Oak Ridge was a secret city during World War II, where literally guards were posted around the perimeter of the city and you had to be authorized to enter. This is where they were enriching the uranium for the atomic bomb, part of the Manhattan project. Reportedly no one knew what they were working on, and if someone got to talking or speculating about their job...they would be gone the next day. This picture is of the K-25 plant, description below.

They separated the U-235 from the U-238 through gaseous diffusion here. Whatever that means.

Can you imagine getting this letter? Dated November 11th, it tells this original citizen of Oak Ridge that the government is going to take possession of their farm DECEMBER 1ST, and they must move no later than that date. The small farming communities in the area were uprooted and shipped out, and the city of Oak Ridge literally sprung up over night.

We are always spoiled rotten when we visit Greg's home, and this year was no exception. We came home with 12 boxes of little girl clothes, thanks to my wonderful sister-in-laws. We are set! And this is the belly shot of me at 24 weeks.