Thanksgiving

What wonderful magical time of the year!! 

 We were so excited to head to Caldwell for Thanksgiving. The younger 3 had all week off school and as soon as Seth was done, we loaded head up and took off for the grandparents.

 Nothing like cooking together. Wednesday was pie day, one of my favorite days ever!! Especially when I have helpers. Kathryn and Luke helped me make all the pie crusts. They stayed right in there with me and were awesome.

 They learned how to do all parts of it and man did those pies turn out awesome.

 We played Christmas music (I know, I know...don't tell anyone), drank pops, and baked away.

 They even made pie crust leaves to put on the pies. They turned out so cute. Loved having those stick with me in the kitchen. 

 That night the gang came over for pizza and making Oreo turkeys. All the grandkids made their own for the big day.

 Some were pretty cute and some just needed lots of help, but hey that's the beauty of letting kids do it. They sure had a great time.

 By night, a few of us were very tired and ready to be off our feet. Can you tell?

 Thursday, my sister Emily found a "Turkey Trot" for all of us to be a part of. There was a 1 mile walk or a competitive 5k. All of us opted for the 1 mile walk while Emily and Sam did the 5k.

 The morning was beautiful, perfect for a day outside. My cousins that came into town for Thanksgiving also came and met us there.

 To get ready, we were doing some serious dancing. The rest of the crowd didn't really want to join us but man did we have a good time warming up.

 Getting ready at the start.

 All the kids decided it would be fun to run the 1 mile so they took off and beat almost all the adults back. They were so stoked and had lots of energy!!

 Kathryn kept up with Natalie the whole time and did awesome.

 This guys was just so excited to be with his cousins. I love that look on his face. Just says it all.

 This guy came in as 1st loser in 22 minutes and did awesome. Got his running in for the day!

 Drinking water afterwards and waiting for everyone to cross the finish line.

 After seeing if anyone would win one of the raffle prizes (Seth won Huckleberry popcorn--delicious) we stopped and got a pop and headed back to the grandparents to start making dinner.

 These girls were our awesome decorators. They set all the tables and got them all pretty for dinner.

 After all the food was ready (with everyone sharing the load--it was awesome!!) my dad shared a message with all of us.

 Then Seth played a song for all of us. Man that kid is getting great!

 Then it was time to eat!! Man do I always wish I had more room in that stomach of mine, well at least only on Thanksgiving. The food was amazing--wow!! I think the best yet. The company was amazing and so good to be with family. After dinner, and while the boys were cleaning up (love it!!), the ladies just chilled. Nat and I had the best idea!

 Kathryn learned to play football. Boy does she have quite the arm.

 The day also involved lots of mario kart tournaments. Sure kept the cousins happy.

 The rest of the weekend was spent being lazy, sewing, talking, playing at the gym, taking walks, no shopping, good church meetings, and packing up to head home.

 What a great time we had. Love being around all these wonderful people!