Here we are at dinner. We were fortunate enough to be able to go to my parent's house and have Thanksgiving with Bethany. We sure missed having Adam, Andy, and Shiree there. The food was delicious and the pies were plentiful (there were 7). Elena loved everything! Her favorite was the mashed potatoes - she would grunt for more between bites. She had never had them before.
Here are the makers of the feast. We all helped, but they are the masters. :)
Friday, we all (minus Dan and the baby) saw "Enchanted" which was a really cute movie. Dan volunteered to stay behind and watch Elena while the rest of us went. How generous of him. :) On Saturday my dad raked up the backyard and Elena got to play in the leaves. She was reluctant to play in the big pile. I think it was intimidating, so we made her a small one.
My dad enjoyed the big pile though. It was fun to have an excuse to play in leaves. This is a picture of him mid-flip. I flipped into them too, but I didn't even try to make it over the chair. We had a really good time. I hadn't played in leaves since high school or college.
Later that day we went to the Founders' Inn. We saw a group of little girls do some amazing Irish dancing and a marionette show that was terrible. The puppeteers just stood behind the puppets wearing black. It kind of took the magic out of the whole thing. It was fun to see all of the decorated trees though. Many of the trees had themes. We weren't able to take a picture in front of this big one (it was roped off), but we posed in front of the smaller one below. The best part of Saturday was the BYU/Utah game. We had a great time watching the Cougars win it!
This video is of Elena in her own little leaf pile. Tomorrow I will post one of her playing the piano at my parents' house, but I don't have time for it to upload now. It's time to pack and get on the road to go home!
Here are the makers of the feast. We all helped, but they are the masters. :)
Friday, we all (minus Dan and the baby) saw "Enchanted" which was a really cute movie. Dan volunteered to stay behind and watch Elena while the rest of us went. How generous of him. :) On Saturday my dad raked up the backyard and Elena got to play in the leaves. She was reluctant to play in the big pile. I think it was intimidating, so we made her a small one.
My dad enjoyed the big pile though. It was fun to have an excuse to play in leaves. This is a picture of him mid-flip. I flipped into them too, but I didn't even try to make it over the chair. We had a really good time. I hadn't played in leaves since high school or college.
Later that day we went to the Founders' Inn. We saw a group of little girls do some amazing Irish dancing and a marionette show that was terrible. The puppeteers just stood behind the puppets wearing black. It kind of took the magic out of the whole thing. It was fun to see all of the decorated trees though. Many of the trees had themes. We weren't able to take a picture in front of this big one (it was roped off), but we posed in front of the smaller one below. The best part of Saturday was the BYU/Utah game. We had a great time watching the Cougars win it!
This video is of Elena in her own little leaf pile. Tomorrow I will post one of her playing the piano at my parents' house, but I don't have time for it to upload now. It's time to pack and get on the road to go home!
5 comments:
It was a GREAT weekend! Elena recognized us as soon as she got to the house. We had a fabulous time. Elena loved the mashed potatoes, Barry Manilow (long story) and pumpkin pie!
How fun that you got to visit home! Playing in the leaves looks dangerous....but fun!
Elena is adorable! I am so happy that you are a blogger also. I am still new at it so i get alot of help from James. It was fun seeing pics of your Mom and Dad and Bethany.
Your dad has some sweet moves! I liked the action shot. We were so happy the cougars pulled out the win! You guys all look great.
I am super impressed with your dad's flipping skills. I love when age isn't a factor. Looks like you guys had fun! Your famiy pic is so cute.
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