Giving thanks.

We had a busy, fun-filled, yummy, noisy, exhausting Thanksgiving weekend. We enjoyed a delicious turkey day lunch in Colwich at my Grandma's house. After that, we traveled to Salina to Grandma and Papa's house for another great dinner and a weekend stay. After dinner, Grandma had a fun scavenger hunt planned for all the little ones. Carter didn't quite grasp the concept as he just wanted to follow all the big kids around, but he still had LOTS of fun.Asher got tons of attention from his cousins, aunts & uncles and grandparents. He was loving it!Mommy, Aunt Tammy and Grandma took off for our annual Black Friday shopping at 4:30 a.m. on Friday. It was madness as usual, but the thrill is just so much fun :)
Then on Saturday morning, the mall offered a great event free for all kids. The kids were invited to come listen a conductor read the book Polar Express and they all got a special "I Believe" bell.Asher preferred to chew on his bell.After the story, we all got to watch the movie at the theater. Carter sat very well through the whole thing and Asher even took a little nap so mommy could watch some of the movie :). Next, they all got to ride the train in the middle of the mall.

Waiting their turn..."I've got my ticket, mom!"All Aboard!!

Carter and McKenna peeking out the window.

And they're off!Asher and Papa kept each other company by the train tracks.

Aunts Tammy, Kerrie and Geri across the way.

And a trip to the mall wouldn't be complete without riding the Ninja Turtle truck.

What a fun weekend with family. We are also mindfull of all the things we have to be thankful for. Just a few of the things that I thank God for include:

*A fun, loving, supportive husband who is a wonderful daddy.

*Two beautiful, healthy sons who bring me immeasurable joy every day.

*Extremely generous parents and parents-in-law who are always willing to care for our boys and who love them *almost* as much as I do :).

*Incredible siblings (both mine and Chris') who shower our boys with attention and love and who've blessed us with nieces and nephews to repay the love. Carter and Asher have so much fun playing with their aunts, uncles and cousins and we're thankful that they have the opportunity.

*The best group of friends we could ever ask for. We regularly keep in touch with childhood, high school, college, football, church and neighbor friends. We are so thankful for each and every one of them and know that our lives would be very boring without them!

*Our health...despite the typical colds and coughs, we have been pretty healthy so far this season.

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!