Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving as a family with Chris having work off! Claire was excited to have him play all sorts of games with her and we got a new firepit that we tested out after our feast. The girls actually ate some of the dishes without being too difficult and part of that was because they helped me cook some of them. We had delicious ham, mashed potatoes with gravy, stuffing, sweet potatoes, carrots, rolls, and some sparkling cider and eggnog to drink. The only thing they didn't want was mashed potatoes for some reason, and then they got to enjoy our pumpkin pie after our tummies emptied watching our fire. We also focused on decorating our Christmas tree because I had pulled out the decorations on Wednesday since we would be leaving for the weekend. The girls were begging to decorate all day Chris was at work and then when he left to go work out instead of decorating in the morning it was so annoying for them!

Family

My brother and his family were going to visit but unfortunately got sick and had to stay away, we drove across Idaho to visit Chris's family for the weekend. Chris had someone who wanted to pick up some hours at his work so he got off earlier than expected and we drove in time to make it for dinner on Friday. Then we had all Saturday to help get the house ready and play with cousins for a few hours before decorating Grandma and Grandpa's tree they cut down from their front yard in the morning! We aren't a sports family except for Chris always wanting to go shooting with his brother, but they had time to go work out together if that counts...there was snow on the ground and I didn't bring snow clothes for the girls so we were stuck inside playing. It would have been fun to go sledding because there was just enough to have a few inches, but the sun was out so it wasn't too cold. The snow here is making me ready for snuggling up and not going outside!

Girls

With Claire having all week off of school, the girls have been getting tired of each other so it's good we got time with others over the weekend. By halfway through the week, Claire would ask me before lunchtime how long it was until Daddy got home because she loves to play little games with him. We play plenty of games with the girls during the day when we are here at home. I'm trying to figure out how to get Shay's emotions to simmer a little because she gets really upset about little things and will hold onto that emotion for way too long. This is a good age to be excited about visiting cousins, but they also have way too much energy to play nicely for the whole time we are together. And by next year we will have three newborns added to the mix!