Joel, his Dad Gary, and Uncle Monte all "watching" football after dinner! I am quite positive that if we changed the channel they would wake up!
Thanksgiving dinner was small this year. Besides our family, we had Joel's dad, Uncle Monte, Aunt Cindy, their
granddaughter Taylin and Nick. It was so fun to make name cards and centerpieces! It was really a quiet and peaceful day. I do have a confession however. I got more homesick than I have been in a long time! As nice as it was to be home surrounded by my husband and children I just kept thinking of being back in
Rexburg with my Mom and Dad and eyes started to leak and my chest started to constrict. I
couldn't even call home for a few days until I got my emotions under control! As of December 27th (our anniversary) I will have been married as long as I was not. One half of my life! Wow! You would think that I would be beyond homesickness.....I guess not! Actually, I hope that I never get to old to get homesick!
We grew this pumkin in our garden this year. No small feat considering not a whole lot grew in our garden this year! I didnt let the girls carve it at Halloween because I wasnt finished using it in my fall decorations yet! I figured that it had served its purpose and Joel carved it the day before Thanksgiving so we could use it as a centerpiece. The little girls were not so happy with that. I had to promise we would make gingerbread houses for Christmas. I think that carving pumpkins would have been the easier choice!
We met Joel and Taylor up Fox Creek and went in search for the perfect tree. In years past, it has taken several hours through deep snow until we found one that we all agreed on. Well this year we parked and while everyone else ran off, Taylor and I got our boots and gloves on. By the time we got down to everyone else, Brittin had the tree picked out. We all agreed and she decided that she wanted to cut it down by herself. I really thought it would take awhile. The little girls came prepared to play on their sled. Their play time was short. Brittin had the tree down and ready to haul to the truck in no time! I must admit, its one of our best! I forgot to take a picture of it all decorated! That's tomorrows project!
