We were very fortunate to be able to go to St. George for Thanksgiving. James got the week off and we flew with his parents to see his side of the family. I love visiting St. George and staying with James' grandparents there. It's so relaxing. While we were dating and at the beginning of our marriage, we went to St. George several times, and it was always fun to stay with the Browns. This trip we were just as spoiled; we even had the whole, huge basement to ourselves. That way I could just wake up, turn on the TV, and feed Hazel without bothering anyone... not even James! He sleeps just great with his earplugs. =)
James' brothers live within driving distance, so we were able to spend some time with them and their families. It's always sad to leave though because we don't know when we'll be able to meet up again. Why can't everyone just move to Texas already?
Thanksgiving day was a lot of fun because we had about 80 family members get together for dinner. I got to meet a lot of James' cousins while we filled up on the classic Thanksgiving dishes. Yum.
We didn't go out for any Black Friday deals, but we shopped at a big Christmas expo with a bunch of fun booths, so that was fun. Hazel was such a trooper! She let us pack her up and take her all around town. She also loved being held by all of her relatives. It was cute to see her with her great grandparents and her aunts. I think they're glad James and I are just starting with our kids so they can still get their baby fix since they're done. It was really nice to have people around the whole trip and to have help so I could shower, eat, etc! Here are some pictures from the trip.
She was great on the plane!
We made it here twice in the week... never enough!
Hazel met her birthday buddy who is also her 2nd cousin, Aleiya.
The older boy cousins - Kyle, Chandler, Cameron, and Weston
More cousins - Kaitlyn and Kimberlyn
Her little cousin, Cohlee. She loved Hazel or "Baby"!
The boys downstairs
Sisters-in-law - Melissa and Christina
The Palmer boys - James, Dave, Dad, Chris, Tod
Hazel's great grandparents - The Browns
My mother-in-law's family at Thanksgiving - all but 1 of their kids made it!We had so much fun with the family there! Hopefully it won't be too long until we see them all again. James and I are so grateful for both sides of our family -- they're all so great.
2 comments:
I agree..why can't everybody move to Texas? It was great that you were able to meet with so much family. And Hazel's first airplane picture is great.
Great documentation of Hazel with all her extended family and also her first airplane ride. Now you guys know she can travel well so Christmas should be a breeze right??? :) I'm sure it'll go great. So glad you had a good time. Didn't even think to ask you about Cafe Rio!!! I'm salivating thinking about it.
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