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Thanksgiving (well, the whole Thanksgiving weekend, actually) was fabulous. Filled with family, great food, and lots of fun. We jam-packed all we could into those four days. Thursday morning Ben took the boys to help feed the homeless while I started preparing the big feast. They returned a few hours later with ... 1) a greater appreciation for our comfortable home, and 2) lots of great (and quite humerous) stories about the wonderful people they met (Father Time made quite an impression). Then, while the smell of turkey and stuffing gradually filled the house, the boys watched football games and wrestled.
Grandma Net, Grandpa Ralph, Grandma Margie, Grandpa Dave and Justin came for dinner, and then the Mounteers joined us and we played games until bedtime.
Friday, Emery skiied at Powder Mountain (he bought a season pass this year), and then we went to the Thomases for yet another yummy Thanksgiving feast. We also saw Mega Mind that night ... good show!
The rest of the weekend we relaxed, watched the Utes barely beat the Cougs, did a little shopping, and played lots of Wii Wipe-Out (which, by the way, is really, really funny).
It was a great weekend! Happy Thanksgiving!
PS ... Every time Emery goes skiiing, he gets all of his clothes and gear ready the night before. Thermals, clothing layers, gloves, hat, helmet, skiis, boots, poles, everything. And for the last few years, he has always laid it all out in his room like this ...
It cracks me up every time I walk in his room and see it!
This Thanksgiving season, I'm thankful for lots of things. Of course, the gospel and my family top the list. Good health, wonderful friends, our home, and Ben's job are also right up there at the top. But there are also tons of little things that pop into my mind every day that I'm grateful for. Of course, these change on a daily basis, but here are a few that come to mind right now ...
the sound of my boys laughter when they're playing together
the toys that are strewn across the basement after an afternoon of imaginative play
game nights and movie nights
a husband and boys that make me laugh
the turkey sandwich at The Dodo
vacations
peanut m&ms and Dr. Pepper
and I'm really thankful that our front yard now looks like this ...
The backyard is another story. Lots of dirt and weeds. Maybe next year!
Nacho, Spiderman and Coach had a spooktacular Halloween. Coach hung out with friends while Nacho and Spidey went trick-or-treating. The rain didn't seem to hinder the festivities at all. They all ended up with plenty-o-candy. I think Nacho may have set a record for the most candy EVER collected on Halloween.
