Happy Thanksgiving 2011

The Sandman Family celebrated Thanksgiving again this year at the Coraopolis Moose. Attendance estimated at 60. We missed Aunt Mary, as she was still recovering in the hospital. Lots of activities besides turkey...

 Milling around before dinner.

 Chinese auction display (28 items to bid on).

 Dessert table...yummy.

 Tallon and Dylan.

 Matching outfits.

 New activity this year...Let's make a Christmas ornament.

 The little guys making  Chinese Auction decisions.

 Brian makes his decision!

 Grandpa Stan plays with Jack.

Chinese auction in action.

 Someone is wearing a Chinese auction item.  You gotta love new traditions.

Woodford Reserve Distillery Visit

On our way to Nashville, we stopped at the Woodford Reserve Distillery.  Dad has acquired a taste for bourbon. 

Copper stills (where the magic happens)

Dad participates in demonstration.

Time to enjoy some bourbon.

By the way, we stopped in Wheeling for some gambling fun.  The 50 cent wheel co-operated on this night.

Hoping on this trip I could be a cover girl for the mailer.  Better luck next time. :)

Wine Trip

This year we traveled to Chautauqua New York area. For the second year in a row we experienced rain and cooler weather. But no fear .. the Rain or Shine the We Love Wine Tour continued.

 Cheers!

Wedding Day Megan and Scott

After the ceremony...All smiles...Megan makes her way to the Lincoln.

Enjoy the short video of Megan and Scott's special day.

Dallas visitors in Greensburg

As part of their trip for Megan and Scott's wedding, Carlton, Marion, Sue and Grammy traveled to Greensburg.  It was a perfect fall afternoon and we traveled to the Greendance winery in Mt Pleasant

The leaves were just starting to fall.

Visitors enjoy a little wine tasting.

Continue the wine tasting outdoors.

Group photo.

Carlton checks on the sheep who were napping.

Due to Carlton's love of animals, after dinner in Ligonier we stopped at Joe's tavern to see exotic animals.

You gotta appreciate the family jewels on this kangaroo.

Dinner at the Bar

This past Friday we had a "Dish" upgrade at the house... A new dual HD DVR in the family room and a single HD receiver in the downstairs bar. The bedrooms upstairs also upgraded to a shared DVR with individual viewing.  Of course, now the one for all remote needs an adjustment.

 Dad had to reposition the TV wall mount for the HD TV and in the process moved the furniture and cleaned everything.

 As a result after 6 o'clock Mass we ate our Chinese take out at the "bar".

TGIF trip to Greendance Winery

Someone came home from work on Friday and needed a pick me up. A trip to Greendance in the toy car was just the thing.  The skies were overcast with the threat of rain.

Arrived in time to enjoy Gewurtztraminer  2010 and...

Ligonier Gioio Pizza!  (Then it rained and we ran to the toy car.)