We had a fantastic Thanksgiving on Saturday, November 26th because Dan worked on Thursday and Friday. The group was: us, my parents, my sister, my older brother and his family, and my cousin Matthew and his family. It was perfect! It was the first time that I can remember needing two tables for a meal at my parents' house.
(I did not grow up living near any extended family.) I'll add more pictures later, but I wanted to quickly post a few of some seriously cute kiddos.
Elena and the three 2 year olds. It took some work, but at least we can see all their faces in this picture with Frosty at Busch Garden's Christmastown.
Back row: Claire and Carolyn (my cousin's daughters).
Front row: Ari (my brother's oldest) and Kevin and Elena
Keira
This was so funny. For a solid 5 minutes, these sweeties dumped armfuls of leaves on me. Each time, Carolyn (on the left) would take the time to brush every leaf off my lap before she went back for more.
Awwwww! I love these guys!
What a funny dad/uncle!
After a morning full of present opening and playing, we had a very nice sacrament meeting in church. The Spanish branch (which we attend) and the singles' branch (of which my dad is the branch president and my brother and sister attend) were all combined with one of the wards (my mom's), so for once we were all together at church. My dad spoke and my mom sang in the choir. They each did awesome.
We returned home and cooked a little, played and read some more, ate a lot, and the kids were passed out in bed a little after 8pm. I hope that you all had a wonderful and merry Christmas too!
