Thanksgiving

This past weekend the whole Nelson clan descended on the motherland of Corpus Christi (I was the 7th generation of my grandmother's family born in Corpus!) to eat turkey, watch football and celebrate my grandparents 60th anniversary.  We ate "traditional Thanksgiving food" on Thursday and for the first time ever I made a "Big as Texas Brandy Apple Pie" from scratch!  It's from Peace Meals by the Houston Junior League--it's a great cookbook with really beautiful pictures!  The picture of this pie is what sold me on the idea of making it!

The pie was huge & took a long time to make but it was SO SO good!!  

Of course we all watched "The" football game that night (Gig'em Aggies!) and then victory partied all night long!!  :)  On Friday we toured the USS Lexington and learned all about fighter pilots, airplanes and life on a WW2 aircraft carrier.  My mom's dad was an oral surgeon on a ship very similar to the Lex during WW2 so our favorite part of the tour was getting to see the dental area where he would have been!  

Here's Bonnie and I on the flight deck--

Bonnie also shot down some enemy aircraft with some of our cousins in tow--

The next day we toured the Texas State Aquarium and learned all about the fish in the Gulf Coast.  Here's all the Nelson girl cousins-- 

After a delicious lunch at the Surf Club we went to the Red Fish Hatchery (part of the Gulf Coast Conservation Association) where we learned even more about fish!  It was actually pretty cool to see where and how they raise the fish before releasing them into the Gulf.  

That night was our big anniversary dinner--yummy steaks & a yummy yummy cake for dessert!  

I'm so thankful for my wonderful family and the incredible example of faithfulness my grandparents have set.  They are two of the most generous, loving and kind people I know.  Their three sons have grown up the same way and as their granddaughter I am so blessed to be part of this family legacy!  It was a wonderful weekend to be thankful for all the Lord has blessed us with!