I think this was our 4th Turkey Trot in Lincoln Park and we couldn't have asked for a better day from a weather perspective. It was sunny and mild (if you see 40's as mild). They had record numbers come out for the run which was great for the Chicago Food Depository collecting donations and canned good. Not so great if you're a participant. The organizers weren't quite prepared to handle that many people. The race started 20 minutes late and was a jumble of people for most of the race. But Eric, Todd, Beata, Jane and I made it through the run. I wouldn't say we broke any speed records but 5 miles is still a good distance to go to burn some calories before stuffing your face the rest of the day. Ellie and Elsa unfortunately did not get to run in their junior dash due to the junior dash starting before we finished the adult version of the race (another organizational blunder). This was particularly upsetting for Miss Ellie but she eventually got over it.
Mike and Jane
The Weiss Family We then packed up the family (including Lucy of course) and headed out to Grammy and Grampy Arnquist's house in Western Springs. We had a relaxing day of visiting, eating, and playing the Scene It version of battle of the sexes. The ladies won and the guys were of course gracious losers (if gracious means saying all the guys questions were hard and the girls questions were easy).
Miss Ellie slept through most of the afternoon but woke up in time for dinner. She didn't eat much of the turkey dinner but was a HUGE fan of Aunt Jane's delicious pumpkin cheesecake. Yum! My camera battery ran out before Ellie woke up from her nap so pics are limited this year from the Thanksgiving feast. I'll make sure to charge up for Christmas.
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