Thanksgiving 2008

We had a great Thanksgiving this year. My Mom and Dad, my brothers Garrett and Austin and his girlfriend Maegan all came out to Texas to visit us and see our new place. This is the first time they've been out to visit since we moved here. We all have a great time. We did A LOT of shopping, ate A LOT of good food and had A LOT of fun! On Thanksgiving morning, we all loaded up in my car (all 8 of us- we were crammed in there!) and drove to my Uncle Brad's house in Houston. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner and it was so great to be with so much family.

Thanksgiving day- preparing the meal, the men and boys playing football, and watching football.

That evening, after we all digested our food, we went swimming in my Aunt and Uncle's pool (they heated it). The kids loved it! Garrett wasn't too into going swimming, so my mom sat out with him and watched us all. Notice the picture of Nate asleep. The day- with the driving down from Dallas, playing with the cousins, eating, swimming- really tired him out!

On Friday, morning, we split up- girls and boys- and all went shopping to our various stores. Girls- clothes, Boys- electronics. Then, all the women came back and did a really cute craft that my cousin Summer put together for us. It was this way cute Advent Calendar. Then, that evening, to top off the fun trip, all the women went to see Twilight. We all ended up really liking the movie and were pleasantly surprised by how good it was. Then, we all loaded back in my car and headed back home to Dallas. Overall, it was a great Thanksgiving and we all had a wonderful time!