Thanksgiving - time to eat

While Mom and Aunt Paula cooked in the kitchen, the kids and the men played with toys or on computers. Everyone helped cook - Nate loved being able to help out in the kitchen. Dad helped out the flyswatter.

Thanksgiving Morning - Kickball

We had a fun game of kickball while dinner was cooking and we were waiting for some friends of Chad and Paula's to come over. The dogs even tried to get in on it. Good times!

Thanksgiving Morning - Football

Dad and Rachel went with Chad, Jordan and Tori to the stake football game on the morning of Thanksgiving. It was a cold morning, but it warmed up and they had fun playing. It was a nice way to start the Thanksgiving Day.

Let's play Charades

One night at Paula's, we decided to entertain the kids with a game of Charades. We came up with some really easy actions as well as some a little more challenging. We saved the best for last - watch Chad's rendition and guess what he's doing:

My dog Snickers

Just as we were leaving to drive to Oklahoma, we realized our 1 year old dog, Snickers, had gone into heat. Just what we needed as we were going to be staying at Paula and Chad's house. So, we got a pull-up, cut a hole for a tail, and put it on her. We all enjoyed laughing at her, and she was so humiliated, but she eventually just lay down and quit worrying about it. Luckily no dogs came to visit and we'll be getting her fixed very soon.

Family Night at Pops in Oklahoma

The weekend before Thanksgiving, we headed to Oklahoma to visit with Paula and Chad. It was an 8 hour drive and we enjoyed being able to just relax with them. On Monday night, we headed over to Pop's on Route 66. What a fun adventure we had. This was just a small store, but it was full of hundreds of different types of soda. Each kid got to pick out 2 different flavors and we enjoyed one right there. It was a lot of fun.

Girls Day Out - New Moon

Rachel and Mom went out with the girls for the day. We went to lunch at Tiago's and then headed to the movie theater where we stood at the front of the line for New Moon. We got awesome seats and loved the movie. It was fun hanging out with our friends laughing and enjoying our time together. Can't wait to do it again!