Giving Thanks...Visitors from North Carolina!

Just before Thanksgiving, Chris's dad and stepmom came up from North Carolina to visit us for a couple of days. The day they arrived, we made our own big Thanksgiving dinner complete with turkey and mashed potatoes. The next day, we wanted to show them the sights of West Michigan. Well what sights we could considering it was November, it was cold, and they were calling for rain! We started out in downtown Grand Rapids with breakfast at the Omlette Shoppe. During breakfast, they asked about where they may be able to buy signs for their cottage on the lake. One place came to mind...Holland! So we headed to the lakeshore. We had a great time walking around the shops, but I don't think Phil and Debbie bought anything for their cottage.

Phil, Olivia, and Debbie

Olivia stopping to check out one of the many Christmas trees decorating downtown Holland.

Liv just couldn't resist climbing up into this bed with all of those stuffed animals laying there. Phil and Debbie couldn't resist buying her the black bear that she kept cuddling with!

Chris, Olivia, and Phil.

A tuckered out Olivia.

We did drive Phil and Debbie down to Holland State Park so they could see Lake Michigan. We didn't get out for a walk for 2 reasons. 1. Liv was sleeping. 2. It was too darn cold! We drove along Lake Shore Drive up to Grand Haven and along the coast there. Trying to show them the sights. We had dinner in Allendale at Peppinos, and gave them the nickle tour of GVSU (where Chris went to school). It felt cheesy to us, but they said they had a great time. We sure hope they will head back this way when the weather is warmer and we can do more outdoor activities! No matter what, we had a great couple of days with them here.