Thanksgiving

This was the first Thanksgiving in 8 years that we didn't celebrate the holiday with my parents and only the 2nd time in 8 years that I didn't make the dinner at my house. This year we spent the holiday with Jim's brother, Brent, and his family in Iowa City, Iowa. The kids had a great time spending the 4 nights and 4 days together. The weather was "warm" on Thanksgiving so we took advantage of that opportunity and winterized the yards. Jim had fun on the riding lawn mower and was happy to give the kids rides around the yard. Isaac loved helping dump all the leaves into the bags and putting the bins back on the mower.

Dinner turned out fantastic and I think William enjoyed wearing most of it while playing outside later.

Elizabeth took a wooden swing to the face but was a trooper. All three girls loved taking baths together. Isaac just didn't understand why he couldn't join them or even be in the bathroom with them.

I brought brown butcher paper and cut out the silhouettes of turkeys and let the kids glue feathers on them. They all enjoyed making the turkey hats but I don't think any of them enjoyed it as much as Ireland. With every feather that she glued on, she would smile and raise her shoulders up and down. When her hat was finished, she proudly wore it around the house staring at herself in admiration of it every chance she had. It was really cute.

Here we are, the whole gang minus the newest addition, 3 month old Brigitta. I think she was sleeping. The kids keep talking about how much fun they had together. I look forward to the next time we venture down to Iowa or they venture up our way.