Thanksgiving

We had an enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend. I guess it was so great that we didn't take any pictures of it :)
It was so nice to sleep in a little for 5 days :) I am grateful that none of my children are "morning people"! This year we went to our neighbors' house for dinner. It was been years since we haven't hosted dinner, so it was really strange not cooking the turkey. It took me a little longer to get in the Thanksgiving spirit because I wasn't as wrapped up in cooking. We did make some yummy rolls, Cherry Coke Salad (can't have a holiday without that!), mashed potatoes, and store-bought pies. The Jacksons had the tables decorated so cute -- cornucopias made out of sugar cones, filled with M&M's for the adults and fruit snacks for the kids! Plus their kids had made cute place settings -- Turkeys made by dipping fingers into paint to create the feather look. Wish I took a picture!
We stayed at their home for about 6 hours, and still the boys put up a fight when it was time to go! I got everyone home and in bed by myself, because Ryan had already left to go wait in line at Old Navy. They were giving out free Lego Rockband discs to the first 50 people in line. I had heard that last year people started lining up at 7:00pm, so we wanted to make sure to be near the front of the line to get a copy! Ryan got there at 6:45 and called me. When I asked how the line was, he replied, "I AM the line!" So he waited in the car for about an hour until another group showed up, and then he waited in the line in the 20-something degree weather until the store opened at 3am! He has some great stories, which I will let him post sometime. But I think he had fun and it was worth it! Now we just hope that Santa brings us a Wii for Christmas so we can play the game :) (Shhhh . . . the boys just know he was gone running an errand.)
The rest of the weekend was filled with just relaxing and putting up Christmas decorations. I am happy to say that I have the majority of my shopping done already. So now I can focus on all the other holiday fun, and a few crafty projects I need to complete before Christmas.
I am thankful for such wonderful neighbors and family. And I am thankful that it is almost Christmas and we get to focus even more on service and our Savior.