Thanksgiving was wonderful this year! We are so thankful for so many reasons. We were blessed with a new baby, we have great friends and family, and we are all healthy! This year we hosted Thanksgiving dinner for Corbin's family. I love packing in our house with family and laughter. It was a bit hetic with 8 adults and 8 kids (6 years old and under), but I am a lucky gal who has a hubby who is also an amazing cook! All I really had to do was buy the groceries and clean the house. The weather was fantastic - nearly 70 degrees! We spent most of our time outdoors and took the kids to the park.
On Friday we headed over to my Grandparents house to celebrate with my Dad's family. My cousin from Wisconsin was back with her two little girls. Avery loves playing with Emma and Ginny since she is usually outnumber with lots of boy cousins.
Our nephew spent the rest of the weekend with us. I wanted to take the kids to a bounce house or a movie on Saturday, but Corbin had the idea to bundle everyone up and go hiking. I am so thankful for his out of the box ideas because it ended up being a great experience. The kids "discovered" a cave that they were sure no one knew existed and Avery was certain that if she dug in sand long enough she would uncover Indian treasure!
Luke was warm and cozy
Well, it was a great time until Avery had to say goodbye to her big rock she was hauling around. From this point we had over a mile hike back to the car. I was wearing Luke and Corbin was carrying Gabriel. We felt like the rocks were too big for the kids to carry out considering the the hike included a huge set of stone stairs. Avery was very sad...
Other than the sadness over the big rock, one lost mitten, and a potty accident, our hike was super fun. The kids deemed it better than the bounce house!
Sunday was the icing on the holiday weekend cake. My best friend from Texas stopped by for a visit. I was able to talk to my brother in Brazil over Skype.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
2 comments:
what a fun Thanksgiving -- you are truly blessed! it looks like you had a great journey in the woods, too, and it wouldn't be a good time without a few tears and a lost mitten : ). hope you are doing well with your transition with the baby. keep that wellness up, too :)
Sounds like a fun Thanksgiving! I love the hiking pictures of you all. You all look great, and Avery's hair is so pretty and long! Really missing you guys!
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