Finishing Friday

The day after Thanksgiving was quite busy.  After we left Jamestown, we headed to the ferry that crosses the river to Surry County. We met up with some good friends of my parents, Jack and Gloria (we've known them for a very long time), and drove onto the ferry.  The kids thought this was very exciting, but they had no idea how great things were going to get.  And I had no idea either!  

As we waited for the ferry to start, my mom and I noticed the gazillion seagulls out to our right.

Anyone who knows me, or has read some of the posts on this blog, will understand how I felt...YIKES!  They made me anxious, and I was inside of our car, with the doors shut, and the windows up. 

Jack came over once the boat was well on its way and held up some bread.  He said,"They chase the ferry all the way across, let's feed 'em!"  I really didn't like that idea, but who am I to stand in the way of a great time?  The kids got out with my parents and headed to the back of the ferry and literally fed those birds, sometimes right from their hands.  Um, did I mention YIKES? 

THEY HAD A BLAST!!!  Here is Jack doling out the bread...

They were winging it up in the air (ha, no pun intended!)...

holding it for the birds to grab out of their hands...

and  having SO much fun...

Look at that face-totally delighted. 

And no one got sullied, either.  That's because I stayed in the car.  

I'm glad they had the experience.  It is fun to watch them have such a good time, even with seagulls.  And I love watching them with Jack and Gloria, who are very sweet to our kids and often have little goodies for them.  We usually get to visit with them at least once when we go see my mom and dad.

From the ferry we went to lunch at a popular, regionally speaking, little place...

That's always a great thing to do with people who are so special!

Later that evening, after turkey leftovers, Grandma had a treat for the kids...

no matter what size they were...

And we were silly enough to give these to them right before bed! 

Another day came to a close, and brought us closer to our trip back home.  Mom and I were feeling that "end-of-the-trip" rush, when everything seems to speed up for no reason.  I think we played two games of Scrabble that night in an attempt to prolong our time together! 

And then, we went to bed.  Friday was finished.