Our Thanksgiving Weekend

Whew! What a fun, busy weekend we've had! On Thursday morning, Jonathan ran the Turkey Trot 10k. It was a beautiful morning, and we were all there at the finish line cheering him on. I remembered my camera, but the battery was dead. But Jonathan did great. Later that afternoon, we went to Jonathan's mom's house for a beautiful and delicious Thanksgiving meal. Isn't' the table setting pretty?!

I didn't get a picture of the whole family, and I really wish I would have. But all of Jonathan's siblings were there except Gregg, who stayed in Utah. The girls had a blast playing with their cousins and the adults chatted and watched the kiddos. And again, the meal was fabulous.

Then Friday morning, I had to get out and do a bit of shopping for Jonathan. I didn't enjoy the shopping mayhem, so I was out for a few hours and then came home. Later that evening, our friends Colby, Suzanne and Julia came over for dinner and Suzanne and I made their family Christmas card on photoshop. It was really fun. And before we knew it, it was Saturday morning. Once again, we got up early. Jonathan left at 6 am to go to Arizona City. It is his brother's birthday and Jeremy wanted to go on a hike for his b-day. So Jeremy, Jonathan, and sister Tami all went hiking. I love this picture of them. I am so glad that Jonathan is friends with his family.After the hike, the girls and I rode with Grandma Trish to Arizona City for a lunch/party for Jeremy. The girls LOVED playing with their cousins, for the second time in three days!

This is Elizabeth. Isn't she a doll?! And she's as sweet as she looks. She is a year older than Sami, and they are really starting to play like good friends.
And this is Andrew. He's 18 months, and the only boy among all the girlies this weekend, poor little guy :). Cutie pie.

Here's Elizabeth and Sami sharing some cousinly love.

The kids were putting on this shape sorter and calling it a hat. Very creative. And even cuter.

I think you already know how I feel about these two :). They hold my heart. But there's one missing...

Oh, there she is. Yes, I love my little family.

I am so grateful for a holiday where we get a reminder about how blessed we are, and we should be grateful. The Lord has really showed me lately how truly blessed I am. I wish I never complained. But I do. So I'm working on "living in thanksgiving daily (Alma 34:38)." I am so grateful for my wonderful family, and my truly blessed life.