It was kind of nice to have plenty of time to get out the door the day before Thanksgiving. Jon had to work so I was able to help pack the kids~ something that drove me crazy on the Park City getaway was the lack of underwear, pajamas, tooth brushes and socks packed. Hello??? I guess I do still need to be more involved than I'd like...
Anyway, we pulled away from a clean house, and a non-frazzled mom, so that was just great!
We arrived to a full house, which was a lot of fun! The Porter's had arrived a few hours earlier, Grandma and Grandpa had come down the day before, and Mike and Mandy arrived shortly after, so there was much excitement! We were able to hang out and relax and chat. We don't get to see this side of the family too often, so it is extra special for the kids to be with these cousins. They just jump right in and have a great time together. Adren and Eli so enjoy Will and Brendan especially, and Maia is always so sweet with Paisley. I always enjoy getting the scoop on Ben's life and his plans for college next year. The weather was great, so they all played outside for a while into the evening.
Paul and Heather and Heather's mom Laurie arrived the next day. I really enjoy Heather's mom, she's so great to chat with and has a fun sense of humor. It was great to all help in the kitchen and table set up. That dinner tasted soooo good! We sure are blessed to have so much. All that is important in life we have!
We all went and saw a movie that night~ ya have to on Thanksgiving, right? The next morning while Jon gathered the boys for a hike, us girls headed over to the Expo where Heather and Laurie had a booth. It wasn't too crowded, and it was fun to browse with Christine, Maia, Sharon and Paisley. I went to buy something and realized I didn't have my card with me! That gives you a pit in your stomach like no other! I texted Jon to see if he'd taken my card out, of course not. I started thinking of the quick stop to the grocery store the night before and started trying to look up that number. Right then Christine found me and had my card. I'd failed to remember in my panic I had just bought Paisley a soft pretzel not 10 min. before and left it on the counter! Duh! I'm losing my mind!
We arrived back at the house to learn Zeke and Grandpa were the only two left at the house. Zeke thought it a real treat to play a little wii with just Grandpa, and then go out with him on some errands in the convertible with the top down. Zeke tried to talk Grandpa into buying another wii game because he'd played everything at the house.
We slowly got on the road later that day and headed home. It was a great Thanksgiving, and so fun to have the house in Hurricane to steal away to!
Anyway, we pulled away from a clean house, and a non-frazzled mom, so that was just great!
We arrived to a full house, which was a lot of fun! The Porter's had arrived a few hours earlier, Grandma and Grandpa had come down the day before, and Mike and Mandy arrived shortly after, so there was much excitement! We were able to hang out and relax and chat. We don't get to see this side of the family too often, so it is extra special for the kids to be with these cousins. They just jump right in and have a great time together. Adren and Eli so enjoy Will and Brendan especially, and Maia is always so sweet with Paisley. I always enjoy getting the scoop on Ben's life and his plans for college next year. The weather was great, so they all played outside for a while into the evening.
We all went and saw a movie that night~ ya have to on Thanksgiving, right? The next morning while Jon gathered the boys for a hike, us girls headed over to the Expo where Heather and Laurie had a booth. It wasn't too crowded, and it was fun to browse with Christine, Maia, Sharon and Paisley. I went to buy something and realized I didn't have my card with me! That gives you a pit in your stomach like no other! I texted Jon to see if he'd taken my card out, of course not. I started thinking of the quick stop to the grocery store the night before and started trying to look up that number. Right then Christine found me and had my card. I'd failed to remember in my panic I had just bought Paisley a soft pretzel not 10 min. before and left it on the counter! Duh! I'm losing my mind!
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| Ha! I have to chuckle at all my random pictures~ The kids took all of these, along with a ton of video. I don't think I pulled my phone out once, so I'm glad they captured the trip! |
We slowly got on the road later that day and headed home. It was a great Thanksgiving, and so fun to have the house in Hurricane to steal away to!