Happy Thanksgiving!

On Thanksgiving Day, my entire family came to our house for dinner. It was so fun for me to host and prepare the meal. My family has never come for the holidays before. I enjoyed having them all there. The kids enjoyed playing with their cousins. I couldn't have asked for a better day.

As a family tradition, we always take a group photo of all the girls and all the boys in attendance at that years' feast. Here's the shot for 2009:




And the guys:


Cousins having fun:




The day after Thanksgiving, we headed out to the desert for some riding fun, along with a family from Jason's work, and a family from Blake & Ryan's school.
We had a great spot to ride and ride! The kids all had a blast!


Ryan, Conner & Blake:




Mom & Alli: this was fun because the dog would just follow us all over the place. She sure got her exercise this weekend!!


Conner, Blake & Ryan:


Darren:


Alli keeping Holly company while it rained outside:


Playing board games in the evening before bed. When the sun went down, it sure got COLD!! We bunkered down til the morning sun came out. Even the dog wouldn't go outside. Yikes!


Jason found an old mine shaft, so we all rode over to check it out. We didn't go in very far. It was a big freaky, but also pretty cool.


Yikes!

Alli's Preschool

I love Allison's preschool. It's Mommy-n-Me, so I stay with her while we're there. It gives us a great opportunity to play together, with no other distractions. All my boys have been in this same class with Miss Chris when they were 3. I'm so glad to share this experience with Alli as well. Here are some recent activities:


Alli was "helper" for the day. This means helping at snack time, circle time, etc. She loved being center of attention! Big surprise, I know.




Thanksgiving Feast:
The kids made their placemats, vests and turkey hats the week prior.