Thanksgiving

This blog has been dormant for the past couple of months. School has consumed Paul's life lately.
We were grateful to have a break to spend time with family and relax.

I am going to let you in on a little secret that my sister in-law and I have to get our men "cooking" in the kitchen. We call it, the dutch oven. There is only one stipulation, it must be an outdoor dutch oven, the kind that cooks over/under coals. We discovered this great secret last year as we made preparations for our Thanksgiving feast. Scott mentioned he wanted to try cooking the turkey in the dutch oven. It turned out well and the men were hooked on dutch oven cooking. Seeking to improve upon last year's experiment they eagerly joined us in the kitchen to create their master pieces. And I must say their efforts payed off. We enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving meal thanks to their mad cooking skills.

"Chopping Onions"

Paul learned first hand - onions do make your eyes water.

This year Paul's brother Brad joined us and Scott's family in North Carolina.

The brothers wasted no time reuniting as they competed in push-ups, pull-ups, etc. 

They wore themselves out.
Nap Time

We took a quick tour of Duke's campus, where Scott works.

The Duke Chapel has beautiful stained glass windows.

We ventured to the east coast where we toured the USS North Carolina.

Brad & Paul showing off their guns skills.

We watched a Christmas boat parade & a spectacular firework show. 

I know the pictures quality isn't that great, but imagine what it would look like in real life.
Look closely and you can see the lights twinkling.

And of course we made our way to the beach. 

It was not quite bathing suit weather, however we still had a great time.