We celebrated Thanksgiving twice this year. The first was with the Styer Family on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Dave & Tisa, David (Uncle Dude), Chopper & Niki, and Tom came to our house for dinner. We had Italian Chicken with mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, rolls, Pretzel salad, and pecan and pumpkin pie. (Go here for the Italian Chicken and Pretzel Salad recipes.) It was the first time in 6 years that we'd all been together. The boys love their uncles and the uncles seemed to enjoy them as well. It was such a good evening and we hope to see them all soon.
The second celebration was with the Tew Family. We drove to Blackfoot on Wednesday night after Callie got out of school. It was ten o'clock when we got on I-15 and we arrived a little after one AM! I was so thankful for a husband who can drive without getting sleepy because the rest of us napped. Thursday was spent with my parents, Ryan & No'el and girls, Callie, and our family. We had the traditional dinner and it was so so so yummy. I discovered that I have finally developed taste buds that enjoy YAMS. No'el brought cream corn that was delicious. Mom & Dad homemade the rolls and pies. We were spoiled!
Friday we met No'el, Abbie, Avery, and Jette at Riverside Elementary. Our good friends, Krissy & Dan came over too. The kids had a lot of fun burning off some extra energy. They played basketball and rode scooters and we got out the big parachute. Jette sat in the middle of all the balls and crawled around on the floor. 
Even the adults played a game of Lightning. Krissy won. Ryan came to the school a little later. He let each child climb into the salad bar and twirled them around the gymnasium. They thought their uncle was SO funny. My mom swore us to secrecy so SHHH...
Saturday we played games and lounged around. When Ryan & No'el and the girls came over that evening we decorated gingerbread men. Notice that Callie's had a broken arm...she called him Grandpa Hugh and decorated him with Red boots. 
3 months ago
2 comments:
Nice write-up about a fun weekend!
sounds like a great thanksgiving! it made me really miss my mom and dad-christmas will probably be a little different too! love callie's grandpa hugh cookie-made me laugh! gavin's birhtday looked fun! that frog is super cool-my boys would love that. i'll have to see if i could find something like that for santa to put in their stockings. our boys have leapsters and love them too-i get games off leapsters website when they are clearanced for under ten bucks. its a great deal. i still have these bags of clothes i need to get to you! if you still want them...
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