The Gang's All Here. Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a great Thanksgiving at the Reese's house in Tucson.  It began with the arrival of Gordon and Alison with our Grandson, John. Soon they were out enjoying the Tucson sun.

This first hike was very short because Felicia needed to be picked up from Tennis. 

Johnny got to where his elf suit back at the house. The yellow blur is the construction hat he was playing with. 

We decided we'd all go for a longer hike. This time Grandpa got the backpack and Grandma took the dogs. 

Johnny seemed to like the walk but we learned that Johnny needs something to protect his skin from the Tucson sun.

We tried to find a hat he liked. We learned he liked them all as long as they weren't on his head. The rosy cheeks are from the sunburn he got on our walk.

Next Haley and Eric arrived. They both went for a run on Wednesday (I was impressed). Haley wanted to go hiking early Thanksgiving morning (even more impressive). While Eric slept and Gordon, Alison, and Felicia toiled in the kitchen. Haley and I went to Pima Canyon.

 Below is the view of the city from the trail.

 A cactus grove

 This cactus was unusually split in the center.

 We reached the bottom of the canyon.

 Here is the first dam.

 A clear picture of the dam.

 Creatures were playing in the water.

 Haley is sitting on the dam.

After the hike, we found Thanksgiving forming on the table.

The men are waiting to eat.

The next day was our planned trip to Tombstone.  We started at Boot Hill. These are the grave sites for the Clantons and McLaurys, killed by the Earp brothers and Doc Holiday, Oct 26, 1881 near the OK Corral.

We ate in the building that was called the 'Crystal Palace Saloon' in 1881. Now it is the Longhorn Restaurant. It was very busy at the restaurants but we ultimately were fed in time to make it to the gunfight.

We wondered how John would react to gunfire. It didn't take long to find out. Shock followed by dismay followed by crying. Alison quickly snatched John away from the battle site.

Haley got a photo with the 'good guys'.

Alison, Gordon, and John had to leave Saturday.  I put up the Christmas Star Wars team.

Eric and Haley went to the airport on Sunday, sat at the wrong gate, missed their plane, ended up flying first class on the next flight.

It was great having everyone here. The house seems so empty now. Haley is coming up on a big milestone for her... college graduation. She has been actively looking for work but, oddly, they all are disappointed to find out she isn't graduating for another 3 weeks and they ask her to contact them then. 

Eric is at a big crossroads. He needs an internship to graduate and is down to his last 3 weeks to find it. We are praying for Haley and Eric to have success.