Wednesday we made a quick stop at Vonmaur in the morning and this huge Santa statue was out, so the kids needed their picture taken with it. :)
Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, we got up and the kids watched the Macy's parade on TV for a while in the morning. Erik and I worked on the salad and dessert we would be taking to dinner at my parent's house. Around noon, we packed everyone up and headed over to my parent's house for Thanksgiving. We enjoyed a great meal of turkey, many salads, corn, potatoes, and bread. After lunch, Grace took a nap, while the other kids played and the adults chatted and looked at the ads. :) When Grace got up from her nap, we enjoyed a wonderful assortment of desserts. Around 6:30 or so, we decided to have a few leftovers for some dinner, and then people started to head home after that. It was a fun day celebrating with family.
Norah and Grace enjoying the parade
One table
Same table :)
The other table :)
Kyler watching the gaming :)
My aunt and uncle's family
My mom's side
Being silly
Friday Erik went to work, my mom and I went shopping for a bit in the morning while the kids hung out with my dad and brother. After shopping, I picked up the kids and we headed home for lunch. The kids took some naps, and then we had a quick dinner and then headed downtown for the annual Holiday Hoopla celebration. The kids were so excited to see how Santa was going to arrive this year. We got down there in plenty of time and hung out for just a little while before Santa arrived. He came UNI style, on a huge panther. After marching down main street and then watching the fireworks, we headed to get some dessert with my parents and brother. We then headed home much too late, but having enjoyed a fun evening!
All bundled up downtown
Saturday we got up, ate breakfast, and then loaded up to head to celebrate Thanksgiving with Erik's mom's side of the family. We arrived about noon and ate lunch right away. We enjoyed another great meal of turkey, corn, green beans, relishes, and desserts. After lunch, Grace took a nap, and the other kids played for a while. After Grace woke up, the kids played a little longer, and then we loaded up to come home. It was another wonderful day celebrating with family. I don't have any pictures from this celebration either. :(
Sunday Erik went to church for a while, and the kids and I stayed home. We packed some picnic lunches, and as soon as Erik came home at 10:30, we loaded up once again to head up to get our Christmas tree. It is about a 45 min drive to get to the tree farm that we have been going to ever since I was little. The kids watched Christmas movies and enjoyed their lunches on the way there. We arrived and both us and my parents picked out their trees in about 15 min. After our annual "tree photo" the trees were cut down, loaded up, and we headed out. We made our annual stop at Casey's for cookies and hot chocolate, and then were on our way home. It's such a fun tradition, and it's fun to see how the kids get more involved as they get older.
Grace enjoying her lunch on the way
Grace with Daddy
Norah ready to find a tree
Kyler helping Erik cut it down, Grace trying to figure out what they're doing :)
Three kiddos :)
Everyone (minus me) with my parent's tree
Hauling my parent's tree to the car
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