Porter Thanksgiving 2014

James and Sue Porter Family Thanksgiving 2014

Grandma Sue wanted to get as many Porters as possible together for Thanksgiving this year. Jake and Katie offered to host it at their swanky apartment clubhouse, which worked perfectly. The only problem was that since we enjoyed our meal so long, we didn't get to utilize the theatre room very long, although the sports fans got to watch the game on a big screen t.v.

Boy I tell you, the Porter ladies can sure throw some decorations and food together quickly. Everyone unloaded the vehicles, and quickly the piles of boxes, coolers, and crock pots turned into rows of beautifully decorated tables (with Zak's favorite little shrimps as an appetizer).

The only times I've seen this many of Zak's Dad's side of the family has been at family weddings, when you can't sit down and talk because so much is happening. We loved getting to spend time with everyone, and also spending quality time with much loved food.

We stayed in town over the weekend, and got to see Jake, Katie, and Little L in "A Christmas Story." He made an intimidating mean Santa, and she made an angry mother about to punish the scapegoat boy after Ralph blames "fudge" on him. I've never seen the play form, and they did a great job of giving the hilarious story a moral.

Maybe one of these years we'll actually make it to the extended Porter reunion, but until then, we had a lot of fun.

James and Sue Porter Family Thanksgiving 2002 or 2003. Everyone is so young and little! [photo from Grandma Sue]