We had a great Thanksgiving week. I say week, cause Brian took the whole week off and so we doubled the fun, although our idea of fun was really just relaxing and doing a little bit of nuthin'.
Wednesday night my mom treated the whole family to Disney on Ice. Like 30 of us. We took both of the kids and it was their first time, so we loaded ourselves up with fun snacks before we left. It took Carter a few minutes to realize he couldn't escape, but Abby settled right down and watched the show. I think her facial expressions were the highlight of the whole night. Any time the lights changed or an interesting character came onstage, her jaw would drop and her eyes lit up. It was classic. I really wish I had gotten a picture.
Then Thursday we went to my mom's for dinner. The whole family was there, with the exception of a neice and her family, so it was pretty crowded. The food was great, the cousins loved playing together, the guys enjoyed watching the game, and I was happy to spend time with my sisters and mom.
Wednesday night my mom treated the whole family to Disney on Ice. Like 30 of us. We took both of the kids and it was their first time, so we loaded ourselves up with fun snacks before we left. It took Carter a few minutes to realize he couldn't escape, but Abby settled right down and watched the show. I think her facial expressions were the highlight of the whole night. Any time the lights changed or an interesting character came onstage, her jaw would drop and her eyes lit up. It was classic. I really wish I had gotten a picture.
Then Thursday we went to my mom's for dinner. The whole family was there, with the exception of a neice and her family, so it was pretty crowded. The food was great, the cousins loved playing together, the guys enjoyed watching the game, and I was happy to spend time with my sisters and mom.
I stole this pic from Missy.
Friday we put up Christmas decorations. Brian's parents went to Jerusalem this year and we had them get a nativity set for us. My mother-in-law picked out the perfect one for us. I love its clean, simple polished look, and the wood is gorgeous. So of course it has a place of honor on our mantle.
6 comments:
Love that nativity:) Which Stockings did you end up getting? I can't make the pic bigger to see them.
They are the ones I used from last year. I wanted to get the knit stockings but they are backorderd and may not get them in time for Christmas. Maybe I'll get them for next year.
It was a good week! I absolutely love that nativity--I knew you had been looking for one and that's a very classy set!
WOW, now, THAT'S the way to do Thanksgiving. And I'm LOVING that Nativity. It's exactly what I've been looking for but can't find....I guess I should ahve looked in Jerusalem! Seriously, it's gorgeous.
When you don't have your own money to travel with, the next best thing is to know someone who travels. Good thing both our parents went. I didn't get a nativity, but I sure love what I got.
It sounds like you had a great Thanksgiving. I love traveling, but I envy the doing nothing part of staying home. I love the Nativity set.
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