"My food always tastes good," Jonny assured me, as he shared his plans for Thanksgiving dinner. I am never that sure about
my food, so I was glad to be in the hands of a master. Dave and I flew to Bettendorf, Iowa, for Thanksgiving with Jonny, Jenny, and their three little boys. Bettendorf is across the Mississippi from John Deere headquarters, where Jonny works.
Jenny and Sam made a pumpkin pie and a maple pecan pie while
Jonny, Dave, and I took Thomas with us to shop for the last bits of
Thanksgiving dinner. We stopped first at
Costco, then at Aldo, a discount store like Winco in SLC, and then at an
upscale grocery store, like Harmons in SLC.
Thomas was adorable, riding along in the grocery cart and beaming at
passers-by (except when, like above, he contemplated the world's sorry condition).
“Thomas is
a calming, moderating influence on his brothers,” Jenny says. “He deflects some of the competition between
them. Instead of fighting, one or the
other of them will go play with Thomas.”
It was a treat during the visit to get better acquainted with our second
youngest grandchild.
Dave, Jonny, and I
also took Henry and Sam to “Playing with Fire,” a movie about a heroic
firefighter and his park ranger girlfriend who studies frogs. It got a score of 27 out of 100 on the movie
critic website, “Rotten Tomatoes,” which seemed generous. Still, there were some witty pieces in the
movie, and the kids loved it.
Back home, we admired Jenny's pie and cooked a few things for tomorrow's feast. Jonny experimented with some new recipes from the Barefoot Contessa cookbooks, which he particularly likes. The spinach gratin, which we made Wednesday night, was a find!
Jenny addressed Christmas cards while we cooked.
Henry showed me his toys and made sure I took some action shots of him careening down his slide.
Thomas was totally wiped out after his trip to three grocery stores. He fell asleep in his snowsuit, binky in mouth.
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