Thanksgiving 2008

We spent Thanksgiving as we have many times before, with Rene's sister Mary Ann and her family. They live in Plymouth, Minnesota. A good time was had by all. And for all those inquiring minds who want to know, we had four pies.

The table

The food

Jim and Rene

Margaret and Mary Ann

The day after Thanksgiving, we went to Interstate Park, which is north of the Twin Cities on the St. Croix River. It's called Interstate because it crosses the river and part of it is in Wisconsin. There are some pretty amazing potholes here that were carved out by whirlpools thousands of years ago. Apparently, it's also a spot where rock climbers practice. We saw a guy rapelling down from a climb.

On a bluff overlooking the river

Down by the river

Because the nights have been below freezing, the lakes are freezing over. Here is the group standing out on a frozen lake. It's kind of an eerie feeling to walk out there and hear the ice groan and creak and to see cracks. At one point, the whole group jumped up and down at the same time, but the ice is thick enough now (probably about 4 inches) that it didn't break.