Thanksgiving

What a great Thanksgiving we had!  Grandma & Papa, Grandma Pam & Aunt Lisa came to visit us.  We had an excellent lunch and had fun watching the boys entertain us!  The weather was beautiful, so they were even able to play outside quite a bit.  Again this year, we have so much to be thankful for.  At the top of my list is family!  Our boys are truly the center of our lives and I am thankful Sam and I crossed paths years ago and began our life together.  Of course, I am also thankful for our parents, siblings, nephew, and extended family.  We wouldn't be complete without them and they have helped shape us in to who we are today.  I am also thankful we both have faith, good health, reliable jobs, a house to come home to every night, food in our pantry, wonderful friends, etc.  I could go on and on.  We have so much to be thankful for everyday, not just on Thanksgiving day.  Here are some photos from our weekend with family.

Sutton, Daddy, Mommy & Sawyer

Aunt Lisa, Grandma & Papa, Sutton, Daddy, Sawyer, & Grandma Pam

Sutton was EXHAUSTED at the dinner table -- we didn't eat until almost 1:00pm -- but he would NOT put his hot roll down.  Even with heavy eyes that kept closing, he held tight to his roll and finally fell asleep on Daddy. 

We had a "thankful tree" this year too.  Sawyer wrote on leaves things he was thankful for ... life, family, house, water, and art stuff.  Sawyer even colored a few of the leaves and we added some too!  

Mommy had to work on Friday, but the boys were ready to decorate the tree on Friday night.  Daddy had put our exterior lights up and even brought the tree upstairs so .... the boys were VERY HELPFUL in decorating the tree!  They are so excited about Christmas.  

One of the first boxes of Christmas stuff we opened had Christmas PJ's!

Sutton thought all the Nativity Little People needed to go for a ride in the school bus!

He went up and down the hall again and again!

The next morning -- Ernie (our elf) was back.  He landed on the tree.  Sawyer and Sutton were VERY excited.

Snuggling with Grandma.

Racing up and down the hallway one morning.

We had to say "ready, set, GO!" and they would take off.

Sawyer found one of his Christmas favorites -- Rudolph!

It was the first thing he requested from the Christmas stuff.

Reading with Daddy.