Thanksgiving

At the last minute, I decided to go down to Beaumont with my brother and family on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Even though I didn't want to leave James, I realized I would probably be pretty bored all day waiting for him to come home and only get to see him for 3 hours before it was time to go to bed. The schools up here had that whole week off, so there was no possibility of subbing. It's always so nice to go home and spend time with my family. It's so fun and relaxing. This Thanksgiving, here are some of the things we did...

We bounced.

We traveled all the way to the Beaumont mall parking lot and went on some rides with the kids.

We made a ridiculous amount of ridicuously good food with my new BFF Greg (all the food is not pictured). As his sous chef, I learned a lot of great tips.... one of which was that as long as you're feeling good inside, you'll cook great food... and a little butter doesn't hurt.

At dinner, we took turns sharing what Thanksgiving means to us, and it was great to hear what everyone had to share. There was a lot of love at that table. I couldn't help but be overwhelmed by how blessed I am. What a wonderful holiday.

The kids made crafts and played.

We watched football.

The boys played basketball and football.

The girls cheered and chatted.

We had hammock and swing time... this never got old.

We dropped Mom off at the convent.
(She was the accompianist for Nuncrackers the musical.)

We went to a fun place near Beaumont that had bumper cars, mini golf, and paddle boats.

We held and hugged all our perfect nieces and nephews. All the little ladies love Uncle James. I don't blame them.

And we went to church and gave thanks for our bounteous blessings.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!