Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go…..

We packed our bags and our van for Georgia to spend Thanksgiving with Tamer’s family. As we counted down the days to departure, Zaid was busy on the phone with Nona (his grandmother), planning the Thanksgiving meal, we did not know exactly what they were planning as Zaid would go into his room and speak in hushed tones at times. We did catch snippets about Turkey and a cookbook was requested for a recipe for gravy. When we arrived at Nona’s house, Zaid was excited (and well rested from a long nap) about being there that even though it was very late at night, he did not sleep much. He woke up bright and early and helped Nona cook the turkey and the mashed potatoes; he also helped with the stuffing, washing his hands good so that he could mix it all up.
Some of the highlights of spending time in Winder include, Zaid beating Geddo (his grandfather) at chess, constructing buildings and a space ship from Daddy’s old Legos with Daddy, Aunt Rim and Sean, playing with his cousins Hassam and Jasmine, snuggling on the couch, while eating popcorn and watching Ratatouille with Nona and Geddo. We will never forget the marathon of Sponge Bob, Zaid wanted to watch each one! On Thursday evening, Zaid had everyone research: www.mayfielddairy.com to find out what flavor ice cream they were going to order on Friday at the Dairy; a popular flavor was the Blueberry Pie. Once there we ate delicious ice creamier ($1.50/scoop) and went on the tour of the factory. Hair net, anyone? We packed our bags once again and departed for Rim’s house in Decatur where an evening of football for the guys and shopping for the girls was planned. Tamer was able to visit with some of his best friends Garrick and Josh while they watched the famous Georgia ~ Georgia Tech game. Rim planned a yummy game day fare of gyros, salad and lots of snacks to keep the guys busy! Zaid kept busy watching the game and playing a new (old) game Oregon Trail. He also received a new Wii game from Garrick: Mario Party 8. Living away from home makes it hard to know what is happening with everyone so it was truly a blessing to be able to spend time with family and friends during the Thanksgiving Break.