Happy Thanksgiving!
My parents gave my sister and I an early Christmas present...they paid for my sister's family to travel and come see us for Thanksgiving! They arrived last Monday after driving all through the night. Ryan took off work and we played all day! Kolby whooped up on Ryan and Daniel in NBA jam, played in the playroom, dug in the sandbox, went to Hobby Lobby to buy stuff to make a Christmas wreath, went out to Shane's Rib Shack, and had a game night with the Cushmans.
On Tuesday: we made a Costco and Walmart run to get the Thanksgiving food. Then we listened to Justin Beiber's Christmas album while we made feathered headbands for the kids to be 'lil Indians' for Thanksgiving. That night we had soup and then Summer, her friend, and Momma Cush came over and babysat for us while we went on a double date to see Twighligt....dirty.....
*Passed out watching a movie*
On Wednesday: we started making our first turkey! It was a 22 lb bird and quite the experience. Daniel had to call his mom to figure out where the giblets were. At one point he was on the phone while I was holding a flashlight over the turkey....where was my sister? Taking pictures and laughing hehehe. We ended up brining the turkey all day in the sink surrounded by ice. Olivia helped make the rainbow jello. We made pies, stuffing, yams, rolls, and decorative tee pees made out of ice cream cones. We made all of these things while chasing after the little ones. That night we just ate pizza and salad for dinner. Once the kiddos were in bed we watched Super 8 (I was too exhausted to stay awake after the full day of cooking!)
On Thursday: The boys played in the "Turkey Bowl" while Sabrina and I cooked while the kids watched Miracle on 34th Street. The Cushmans came over and we enjoyed a great meal together (I am so sad that I didn't get a group picture of them....they looked so beautiful)! We had our own "Turkey Bowl", played hide and seek outside, had a wii dance off, and ate pie! Once the kids went to bed we played Ticket to ride.
*I am so Thankful for our wonderful families, and now my own little family. What a great holiday where you get to eat and spend time with those that you love. ( I only wish that ALL of our family was here!)
On Friday: we ate pie for breakfast :) Then we went downtown to go Christmas shopping. That night Sabrina and I put the stockings up, started a fire, turned on some Christmas music and made Christmas wreaths. Then they left and drove through the night again.
We had so much fun! Gosh, I hate that they live in Texas! We were all exhausted after a crazy week but it was so enjoyable. We are so grateful to my parents for making this possible for us to be together. Thank you Sabrina and Daniel for driving over 26 hours with your 3 kids just to come and see us. Avery loved playing with her cousins and I loved being with my best friend and getting to snuggle and play with my adorable nieces and nephew. Love you guys.
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!
2 comments:
dang it! now I'm all weepy. best friend! i love you!
Ugh! Looks like such a fun Thanksgiving!! Not gonna lie, I'm a bit jealous that I couldn't be there, you just always seem like your having a party!! Maybe next year Sabrina can come again & I'll come too so we can all play??
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