Thanksgiving

We had a great thanksgiving with the Taylors in Cedar City. My whole family was there except Andy's family. We missed them terribly. But the rest of us gathered and had a fabulous time eating A LOT, visiting, and playing. It was a crazy house with all those rowdy kids running around--9 in all. We had the best time playing games after 8 p.m. when the kiddies were asleep. Ahhh, bedtime. Anyway, Tige deep-fried the turkey and my mom went all out with the fixins and pies as she usually does. We ate fabulous meals all weekend. My mom is amazing. I didn't end up with a lot of great pictures--I guess I was busy playing--but here are a few so I can remember the holiday. Kason came home from school Wednesday with this "Indian" outfit and another "Pilgrim" outfit that they made in kindergarten. Holy moly, I'm glad I'm not a kindergarten teacher.

Tige holding the babies. I didn't get to hold any babies all weekend because I had a cold so I tried to stay away. Tige, Kason & Abby all have colds too. Not how we hoped to spend the holiday.

David & Clark and their new babies.

We had Jeff's family to give gifts to for Christmas this year. Since we'll be with the Hazleton's for Christmas, we exchanged presents at Thanksgiving. I made 2 years of their blog into a bound book for them. I was so excited for them to open it. I think they really liked it. I'm excited to put my own 2009 blog into a book once the year is finished (as I did last year).

Little Adam got a new hat I made and a color-wonder book.

The siblings went in together to get my parents a fancy popcorn popping machine for the theatre room at the cabin. They were very excited when they opened it.

Kason and the other 2 nephews got these rocket balloons from my parents (the ones that squeal when you let them go and they fly all over the place). We went down to my dad's school one afternoon and let them run around and set off their squealing rocket balloons.

The 5 oldest grandkids loved having bedtime stories from their favorite Auntie Julie. There are 5 more little grandbabies who are too little to have experienced my talent for reading books.

Kason & the girls got to go to the Heritage Tree Festival (while the other boys were getting Christmas Trees on the mtn). The girls were so excited to see Snow White. I'm not sure Kason knew who she was.

On our way to the North Pole at the Tree Festival. He got to talk to Santa, and I already can't remember what he asked for for Christmas, but he changes his mind daily, so I suppose it doesn't matter.