We had planned on going down south to be with the entire extended family this year for Thanksgiving, but my mom hurt her back and wasn't up for the trip.
So we had Thanksgiving at my parents house with just my family instead.
My family loves hiking, so obviously we started the day up on the mountain behind my parents' house. Plus, a little exercise helps to justify all the food we were planning on eating later on.
My mom is an incredible cook, and everything was delicious! Turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole (my personal favorite), green beans, gravy, cranberry sauce, stuffing, rolls, pretzel jello stuff, and other things that I'm probably missing.
The next day, we did some Christmas shopping and got some great deals even though we didn't end up getting out until about noon.
And I caught Matt re-decorating the mannequins...
Friday night we broke out the Christmas decorations while we listened to Bing Crosby, The Carpenters, Nat King Cole, and all our other holiday favorites!
We finished off the day by having a fire outside in the pit and drinking hot cocoa.
Overall, it was a great weekend to relax, eat good food, be with family, and think about all the wonderful blessings that we've been given.
So we had Thanksgiving at my parents house with just my family instead.
My family loves hiking, so obviously we started the day up on the mountain behind my parents' house. Plus, a little exercise helps to justify all the food we were planning on eating later on.
The next day, we did some Christmas shopping and got some great deals even though we didn't end up getting out until about noon.
And I caught Matt re-decorating the mannequins...
Friday night we broke out the Christmas decorations while we listened to Bing Crosby, The Carpenters, Nat King Cole, and all our other holiday favorites!
We always put tons of color lights on our pre-lit white light tree. Then we cover the whole thing in ornaments, most of which were made 15+ years ago by all of us kids. It's fun to remember them every year.
We finished off the day by having a fire outside in the pit and drinking hot cocoa.
Overall, it was a great weekend to relax, eat good food, be with family, and think about all the wonderful blessings that we've been given.
