Turkey Time

No--we did not have Thanksgiving in February.  I am still frantically trying to catch up blogging my life from the last half a year.  My little buddy has made it tough to get extra things like taking time for me (ie blogging!) done since he became mobile.  The bonus now is he takes 1 long 2-3 hour nap each day so I can try to get all those extra things done that I had put off.  My goal is to be caught up soon . . .

I had lots of helpers making the Thanksgiving Feast this year.  Logan was in charge of the rolls, Makayla made a beautiful Cherry Pie, and Mike's job is always to clean all the disgusting gizzard parts out of the turkey so I can season it and get it in the oven.  We had our good friends, the Bonnallies, over for dinner, so between all the yummy food Kelly and I made, we definitely had a Feast!  We were so happy they could spend Thanksgiving with us since this was the first year none of our family came to visit for the holiday.  We had such a nice relaxing day with them, enjoyed a delicious dinner, and finished the day off with our family tradition of decorating Gingerbread Houses.  It was fun to share our tradition with our friends--and the Barlows came that evening to join in the fun.  Then, the fun continued on through the wee hours of the night for Susie and me. . . 

Yea for Black Friday!!  We met up with Leslie and her sister-in-law at Target for Black Friday at midnight, and then Leslie and I scored some sweet deals at Old Navy.  It was a different Black Friday going out at night because it seemed like their were a lot more crazies out and about.  We actually had to wait in a HUGE line that wrapped around the shopping complex clear passed Game Stop.  I had fun with the girls, but I actually did way better the next morning at HEB.  Most of the crazies had gone home by then, and I got quite a chunk of my list crossed off there. 

 

First Grade Corn Day!

Cute little candy corn boy

The Spread

Time for Gingerbread Houses! Making

gingerbread houses is a special tradition for me because it

reminds me of my Grandma Warnick.  Every Thanksgiving

she made homemade gingerbread houses for all the grandchildren

and then we got to decorate our masterpieces.  I hope my

kids will love this tradition as much as I do.