We had the best Wednesday-before-Thanksgiving EVER by sleeping in and leisurely putting up the Christmas decorations. We went to the Charlie Brown movie that evening to top off an excellent day!
Thursday we hosted some of our Pioneer family and had a very Chandler Bing-type Thanksgiving by eating no Thanksgiving food. Last week at school we roasted our own pumpkins, made homemade puree to use for our made completely from scratch pumpkin pies, and made apple-onion stuffing and green bean casserole. I wanted to give the students the opportunity to try some dishes that are typically made largely from store-bought products, except we made them all from scratch. It was fun--but very, very hectic. And it left me wanting nothing to do with Thanksgiving food come the actual big day. So we made pizza dough and topped and baked our own pizzas and finished off with root beer floats. A memorable Thanksgiving meal for sure.
The kids and I then packed up to head to Tulsa to be with my mom's side of the family, and meet baby Olivia, of course! (Matt had a game on Saturday night so we let him hold down the fort on his own while we were gone--and we returned to a completely deep-cleaned home!! Wow, Matt!).
Everyone was kind enough to play plenty of Spot It, Memory, and Old Maid with the kids.
Zach on Uncle Duty, Olivia loves to snuggle with him.
Our Black Friday shoppers made it on the Tulsa evening news!
Corrupted by Aunt Kizzie
On Friday afternoon we all headed to Main Event Entertainment to bowl and play arcade games.
Fun for all ages!
Knitting and playing the organ...traditions at Grandmama and Papa's house!
Cade tried to keep up with the pedals.
Saturday was the Bedlam game...divides the family between OU and OSU fans. Everyone went their separate ways to watch the game. And it was a painful game. Thankful we are only mild Cowboy fans or that one would sting a little.
The red prevailed over the orange indeed!
You can't make the trip to Tulsa at Thanksgiving without at least driving through Rhema! It was raining (as it did the entire trip there) so we opted not to get out and walk around, much to the kids' dismay.
We have so much to be thankful for, among these things are our health, our friends and family who we love spending time with, our home that God has provided for us, and our fun jobs that we enjoy going to each day. Thank you, Lord!
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