Cousins having a dart war in the castle in our house
Our thanksgiving
Now that thanksgiving is so over I can post my blog, since I have about a 2 week lag time these days. Plus it's so much more fun to relive those memories that have past, right? We had a great Thanksgiving. Aric's brother, Mike, and his wife Lynn and their three wonderful kids came to visit. Our kids rarely get to see their cousins, so it's always a special occasion when they get together. It was truly a stress free weekend, and so much fun.
I love having people over for thanksgiving. To me the more the merrier. There's something special about being together with people you care about on Thanksgiving. For the past three years Aric's family (whom ever can make it) has been able to join us for Thanksgiving, and I had love this tradition. For some reason I get so excited to make the whole dinner and be the hostess for the weekend. This is the only time I get out Aric's grandmother's china and silver. It's fun getting out all the fancy plates and silverware and dressing up the table. That is a rare event in our house.
We just hung out all Thanksgiving day, and Then on Friday, the day after T-day, we went to see Bolt (which is really cute) and then looked at Christmas lights at a campground in Zumbro Falls, which is about 20 minutes north of us. We drove through a mile long drive full of Christmas lights with scenes of all four seasons. It was a fun way to kick off the Christmas Season.
We did make the mistake of stopping in at the campground barn where we were told they were serving free cider. The cider was free, the cup was a $1. While we sipped our cider the local High School put on a concert for us of the "Top 40" songs of the 1980's. I guess if I had known any of the students singing it may have been enjoyable. Hannah liked the music and thought the girls looked like princesses and kept dancing on her chair, it was cute to watch her. I don't think any of us wanted to be the first to say "let's go", just incase someone did actually enjoy it, but then my 14 year old nephew said he couldn't stand the music and dancing any longer, so we left. Saved by the teen. I would definitely go see the lights again and skip the talent show.
We had such a fun weekend. Our family was sad to see the Kansas Murphy's go.
On a sad note, Aric's Grandma died last friday, December 5th. She will be missed. She was 91 and had moderate dementia for quite sometime. Grandma Harry truly is in a better place. Aric is taking Brecklen to Kansas for her funeral this Friday.
When I take out Grandma Harry's China for next Thanksgiving I think it will be even more special to use it. To be able to think of her and her wonderful life, and the cherished gifts and memories she has given to me and her family. We love you Grandma Harry!
I had Mark just take a quick picture of me and the kids. When Aric saw this he started laughing and said I looked like a single mom! (I think he felt guilty for not being there).
