One Thanksgiving

It's post-Thanksgiving time, but there are still leftovers from the celebration. Here is one of my favorite layouts of grandson, Travis on Turkey Day, 2007. As the story goes, after dinner at our house, I suggested we all take a walk to regenerate our energy instead of folding up on sofas in front of the TV. It was a bitter cold clear afternoon when we launched out. All 5 of the children asked to borrow a fluffy scarf as they always did whenever they stayed at Grandpa's and Grandma's. We walked, skipped and laughed to keep warm in the frigid late day sun. It was a great time and as we passed a field which the kids had to explore, Travis came back with a small treasure and excitedly exclaimed that these fresh-looking artificial flowers were going to be a gift for his mom. They were crusted with snow from a snowfall two days ago and I asked Travis to hold them up for me so we could get a photo for mom. I loved the vision of this sweet boy bundled in a bright coat holding the snow-kissed flowers under his cold-nipped cheeks. What a great moment-in-time shot!