Thanksgiving

Since it's been several weeks since Thanksgiving (and since my baby still isn't here...) I wanted to write about our super-fun Thanksgiving weekend!

Thursday morning we went to Stephen's brother, Paul's, house for the main event. We did some fun thumbprint and leaf art - Stephen and Paul really got into it! They were at the table long after all children departed. :o)

Followed by a scrumptious feast and swimming in the hot tub for the kids and games for the adults. I really like "Ticket to Ride"! It is so wonderful to be close to family - especially such fun family!

Friday we went to Gunnison to hang out with my Aunt Ann and her family. They live on a farm and help at their family's dairy, so needless to say, my boys were in HEAVEN. They got to ride in a real tractor and do some plowing (thanks, Uncle Wayne!!), milk a cow at the dairy, have calves suck their fingers and collect and wash eggs (and then bring them home!). Elise and Josie (one of my cousins) went to a movie, Stephen went skeet shooting, and I had a wonderful time just talking. Being in Gunnison is the next best thing to being home in Oregon.

Can you see Mason's grin? He literally bounced into the house every time he came in. His little body couldn't contain his excitement at all the fantastic things he got to do!

While Sammy was wandering around the house he found Bryce's room, and was so excited to tell about a mounted deer head and some feathers that Bryce had in there. Bryce gave him a pheasant feather, and Sammy couldn't get over how exciting it was to have a "deer feather". No amount of explaining could convince him that deer don't actually have feathers. My little city boy!

We are so thankful for family!!!