Thanksgiving 2011

 We were extremely lucky this Thanksgiving to have the Mecham's drive from Florida to be here with us. We had such a wonderful dinner. It was hands down one of the yummiest Thanksgiving dinners that I have had. Probably in my top three. :) The turkey turned out great, homemade rolls, homemade stuffing (best ever!!), and lots of other yummy things. It makes all the hard work worth it. We also had a couple of girls, who live on base and couldn't go home to their families, eat with us as well. 

 I had fun making the napkin rings and getting everything ready for our table. I used the same tutorial as one of the flowers on my fall wreath that I did. I also printed my place cards from the same site.

 I caught Jack and Jackson playing with their Leapsters under the blanket.

 We went and took a walk on the Ocean Springs bridge. We were hoping to see some dolphins, but didn't have any luck. We did see a great sunset though!

 We got some guest passes to a local gym/family center that has an awesome indoor pool area. It was endless entertainment for the kids...and the dads. They went down the big water slide until they were sick.

 Anderson went down this water slide over, and over and over, almost the whole time we were there. It made it easy to keep an eye on him!

 Jack found some flippers that he thought he would try out. :)

 We took them to the Shed for some real Mississippi food and entertainment. Justin and I have been watching a bunch of food documentaries lately (I know, we're geeks) and after seeing those and thinking about the food we were eating, it just didn't taste as good as the first time we ate here. I guess you go there for the experience.

 The boys spent the whole time dancing and playing the air guitar.

 The inside has a ton of one dollar bills stuck to the ceiling with a fork. I was curious how much money is really on that ceiling.

We have a lot to be thankful for this year. 

Justin graduated from dental school, we spent the summer with family, we were able to visit my parents on their mission for the third time, we have a nice home, Justin has a great job and is learning lots, our kids are healthy and happy, we got a new nephew, and we have great friends who are willing to drive 7 hours to eat a turkey dinner with us! I really love this time of year and the chance it gives us to look at what we have been blessed with. I also love Thanksgiving because it is the official kick off of the Holiday season! Christmas parties, hot chocolate (even though it's 70 degrees outside), shopping, decorations, and this year...Las vegas! We are going to Justin's brother's house on the 17th and then driving up to his sister's house in Utah for Christmas. We haven't been with family on Christmas for the past couple years, so we are excited! Less than two weeks!!

Happy Holidays everyone!