Thanksgiving Weekend

Well, Thanksgiving weekend has came and went in a flash-which means.... Christmas is almost here!!! I can't believe how fast this year has went. It feels like I just started my new job a week ago and it has been four months. At the end of December we will be half way through the NEW school year. Time sure does fly when you have a two year old to keep you busy!

Anyway- this weekend was a lot of fun. Thursday we started off at MeMaw and PePaw's house for Thanksgiving Dinner at noon. Dinner was fabulous and the kids had a lot of fun together. I love seeing how they interact with one another and how their little personalities change and grow each time. Landon had his own little place setting at a picnic table in the middle of the dining room and he was very impressed. Unfortunately he had to eat dinner early and slept through the actual meal! :) Below are a few pictures of Thanksgiving for Nick's family:

After having Landon help serve pie to everyone we decided it was time to move on to our next meal of the day. Nick and I had both saved a little room despite how hard it was to resist anything at our first meal. At my parents' house we had a non-traditional meal for the day-ribeyes, baked potatoes with cheese sauce (Powell family favorite) and our last two packages of frozen corn that we did last year (it's going to be a long winter waiting for the sweet corn). Landon, Kayleigh and Hunter kept their Great Uncle Tom and Aunt Claudia busy serving them several different five course meals from the Fisher Price Kithen. We finished the night with some sugar cookies and sink baths- that we are pretty sure the kids will never get too old for!

Friday was Mom and I's annual shopping day.. I know we are crazy-but we do it for the fun of it. Neither of us ever has our heart set on anything spectacular-we just go to have fun! This year my good friend, Janet, joined us and I think we have turned her into one of us! We also went to a light parade in Pontiac with MeMaw and PePaw. Landon loved seeing "HoHo" at the end of the parade.

We finished the weekend off with some tree trimming. Landon had a lot of fun helping dad put the tree up and decorating while mom prepared all the ornaments. Lexie had a lot of fun grabbing the garland and trying to run for her life. We all got a few good laughs!